Daily Devotional
Authority is Linked to Obedience
“I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.”
John 17:4
December 3, 2025
Ponder This
We need to understand the relationship of Jesus Christ to the Church. Don’t think of the Church as a business with Jesus as the president. The Church is a body with Jesus as the Head. Do you see the difference? We are organically related to the Lord Jesus Christ. His life is in us. Our authority comes from Him. In the Great Commission, He said, “All authority is given unto Me! Go ye, therefore!” Essentially, He said, “Because I have this authority, I am now giving you the power of attorney to act for me.”
You cannot have authority over anything until you get under the authority that is over you. All authority is linked to obedience. Why would a person give you authority to act for Him when you’re disobedient to Him? That’s the reason Satan tried to get Adam to disobey.
Even Jesus was under authority. He not only showed us what God was to be like on Earth; He also showed us what Man was to be like on Earth. He was God, but He lived on Earth as a man subject to His Father.
- How can you submit to God’s authority? What does it look like to live apart from God’s authority?
- How does Jesus’ submission to God’s authority instruct you? How can you seek to live under the authority of God like Jesus did?
Practice This
Talk with a friend about how Jesus lived under God’s authority and how that is challenging for you.
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