Crossroads

Cops...po-po...5-0...Authority- that which has the power to command. There are many things that have authority in our lives. Some by neccesity others by choice. From the day we were born, someone was and still is telling us what to do. That authority was given to them because they are our parents, and that is what parents do, they tell us what to do. As a parent now, I really understand why my parents guided me the way they did. Then into school, our teachers have authority over us. They are our leaders and part of what they do is tell us what to do. They have the power to command. It isn't because they are mean and don't have any feelings, it's their job to command us to learn. And yes... it usually is for our own good. But too many times we allow other things to reign authority over us. Friends, family, jobs, money, fashion, image, every day pressures, fear... so many things. So what is one to do. In Romans 13:1b we are told that "there is no Authority except that which God has established". A friend of mine, Randy Bruner spoke to me about that a couple weeks ago and it really hit home. Nothing can contol me except what God has placed. Nothing man has or has ever created can control me. I have been given power over every living creature, I have been given authority over sin... but will I accept that power.

So, what has authority over your life. Give it to God. Give Him the Authority in your life. God created you to have life more abundant. Don't settle for what the world has to offer.

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