ALL PEOPLE REPORT TO THE AUTHORITY OVER ALL AUTHORITIES ON EARTH

SCRIPTURE:
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus 
had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some 
doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven 
and on earth has been given to me. 
(Matthew 28:16-18)

MEDITATION:
Have you ever had doubts about Jesus?
If you have, it is nothing to be ashamed of;
even some of those closest to Him had doubts.
Jesus was aware of their concerns 
and knew what to say to allay those doubts.

He didn’t tell them to believe He was who He said He was.
Instead, He told them about His authority.
All of us have to answer to someone authority.
Even CEOs of a company have to answer to the board of directors.
Owners of companies answer to their customers, or go out of business.
The president ultimately answers to the voters.

Poet and singer Bob Dylan wrote a song called, “Gotta Serve Somebody”.
One of the lines in his song speaks volumes.
It says, “It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.”
Not only are we “gonna serve somebody”, 
but we also are “gonna respect and obey somebody’s authority”.

Everyone is subject to some kind of authority. 
There is one chain of command and the ultimate authority at the top is God. 
Jesus Christ was under the authority of His Father in Heaven,
and as a result, He lived for one thing - to fulfill the Will of the Father. 
Jesus had so much respect for the authority of the Father 
that He chose to yield to Him completely.

Think about this: from the first breath Jesus took when He left Heaven 
to walk the earth in human form, His mission was to do everything 
the Father wanted Him to do, including going to the cross to suffer a 
brutal death as part of the Father’s plan for the salvation of all mankind.

ACTION:
What is the authority in your life? 
Is it your selfishness? Your lust? Your greed? Anything else?
Have you turned it all over to God and said, 
“Lord, You are going to be my authority"? 
Who are you “gonna serve”?
Will it be the devil or the Lord?
You have to serve one, but but it can't be both.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, remind me that You are the highest authority, and as a 
result, I ultimately report to You. Help me to take my focus off any other 
authorities and place my life under Your authority. Show me how to prove 
I have yielded to Your authority by the way I live my life and the things I 
do to serve You. Give me Your grace and strength to yield everything to You.”