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ByJames Quansah, Pastor
THE WORLD often describes some people in politics, security services, businesses or education as men and women of power and authority. But is there really any powerful human being in the world? Of course, there are, but theirs is not real power and authority that stand out. Actually, there is no true powerful human being in the world. There has not been and there will never be any. All men and women are simply flesh and blood.
A person who has no mastery over diseases, sicknesses, death and natural disasters does not really have power and authority. Thus, such a person is unfit to declare himself to have power and authority. However, if a person has control over wickedness, lawlessness, evil, sin and the attacks of diseases and death, then, he is undeniably a person of power and authority. He is extraordinary, special, superior, preeminent, matchless and a superman.
And we know that no such person conceived of man has ever lived or lives. Both the rich and poor, educated and uneducated people including scientists and philosophers in Africa, America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Antarctica suffer worry, depression and fall helplessly at the sting of sin and death. It is sad how some educated folks gloat over the misfortune of the uneducated and the rich lord over the poor as if to suggest they are special and powerful. But they forget that no human being is really powerful; we all are but ephemeral beings.
Indeed, all humans are the same and powerless and without genuine authority . Skin colour makes no difference. Racism and class systems are baseless. Therefore, let the mortal men and women of the world fear and humble themselves. Let us understand the futility of our pride, fall on our knees, lift up our hands and celebrate, revere, venerate and worship the only One who has mastery, power and authority over sin, wickedness and evil including diseases, sicknesses and death – Jesus Christ.
Yes, only Jesus, the Christ, qualifies to declare Himself to have power and authority over all. Thus, after His resurrection, Christ Jesus boldly declared, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth,” (Matthew 28:18)
Jesus did not make an empty declaration concerning this as indicated in the scriptural verse above, but proved it by His resurrection. Even before His crucifixion, Jesus Christ had demonstrated power and authority over evil. He never succumbed to the temptation to sin. He was never diseased in His body or soul.
Besides, words from His lips were infallibly potent. Thus stormy sea obeyed His voice and became quiet. At His command a fruitless tree withered and the dead came back to life. He spoke and evil spirits left possessed and oppressed men, women and children. Actually, He went about doing good only. Christ Jesus had power to lay down His life and take it again (John 10: 17- 18).
However, the words and gracious testimony of Jesus Christ regarding His power and authority sound crazy in the ears of many a person who is unregenerate. Thus, they call Him names. Generally, what people do not understand they call names. After hearing Jesus Christ said that He had power to lay down His life and take it again, a number of Jews said He was mad and had a devil. Others said, “These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? (John 10: 21).
It is inconceivable how a God the world claims to be imaginary and mythical should be popular than the greatest scientist or philosopher the world had ever seen. Generations after generations, the messages of this God continue to be preached and taught by both the educated and uneducated in every nation of the world. He is popular than the scientists and celebrities of the world combined.
He has great scientists, philosophers, engineers, lawyers, architects, academicians, farmers, journalists, wealthy business men and women following Him. We follow Him not because we are weak in mind, but because we are strong in mind with greater revelation and better understanding. We are not like many others who cannot see beyond their body. We have understanding of both the corporal and incorporal worlds.
After series of personal encounters with Jesus Christ, we are persuaded that He is not a myth but a mystery. Christ is not just a person of history; He is not like other men who just lived. Christ lived before time began; He lived when time began and continues to live endlessly. And He will live when time ends, thereby making matchlessly and peerlessly powerful.
Consequently, we preach and teach in His name even to the point of death not because we lack the ability to reason but because we consider the preservation of our spirit man significant than the salvation of our physical man. Now, let the true Christian who is sealed with the Spirit of God remain resolute in His faith, looking unto Jesus with clear understanding that no man is powerful except Christ the Lord. Hallelujah!
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