This one is great.
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From: O.Addison Gethers
To: Deaf-blind inspirational life groups ; Resting place groups ; bsfm groups
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:31 AM
Subject: {dbilg} By What Authority? devotional from Gospelines Feb.9
Daily Devotional for Monday, February 9, 2009
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"By What Authority?"
If you missed Lucy's nature report (Classic Peanuts) in the Sunday Comics,
here it is again. Standing in front of the class with her best academic
expression,
she reads proudly:
"For my nature report today, I am bringing you an exclusive! ROCK SNAKES!!
What, you may ask, is a rock snake? That is a good question! A rock snake
is a snake that sneaks up behind you, and throws a rock at you."
"Now, here is my exclusive... it used to be thought that rock snakes were
dangerous, but my authority says this is not so..."
"A rock snake cannot throw very high, you see, so therefore, all he can do is
hit you on the back of the leg... so says my authority!"
Responding to a question from her teacher (who obviously is curious about
"the authority,"), Lucy says...
"Ma'am?"
"Linus Van Pelt... yes ma'am."
The final frame shows Lucy eating lunch with Linus on the playground.
"She said she remembers you from when you were in her class!"
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One day while Jesus was preaching and teaching the gospel, the local
religious leaders came up to Him. "Tell us by what authority you are doing
these things...who
gave you this authority?" (Luke 20:2 NIV)
For almost three years, Jesus had been healing the sick of disease, opening
the eyes of the blind, and bringing peace to the hearts of men and women who
had been cast down, stepped on and all but destroyed by religion. During
that time, our Messiah literally rocked the world of the Jewish leaders. By
now, they were ready to kill Him!
They saw Jesus as arrogant. No teacher was allowed to present a lesson in
the synagogue without quoting from one of the Rabbi's as their authority.
That's
the way it had been done for centuries until Jesus came along. But those
Hebrew teachings did little to relieve the masses of their burdens... the Jews
were living examples of hopelessness and despair, overburdened with rules
they could not keep. And they were tired of being put down by the Sanhedrin
and intimidated by thousands of laws which no one could remember. The joy
had been snuffed right out of their souls and they were ready for a fresh
authority
upon which to build a new life.
Where do you stand today? Is life about to get you down with deadlines to
meet and people to please? Are you working for a boss who manages by
intimidation?
Do you feel like a football on the bottom of a pile of 22 huge NFL players?
Unless you build your foundation on the authority of Jesus Christ, you will
never reclaim your happiness. Jesus was teaching His disciples and He said
to them, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them
into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet
it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." (Matt 7:24-25)
Beloved, Jesus is the only sure way to find real joy. Why not give Him the
opportunity to be your authority in life. There is no other philosophy,
religion,
teaching or sect which can give you the stability in life that He can. Life
begins with Jesus!
O. Addison Gethers
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