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The Truest Authority 1
By Rev. Kelvin N. Broadus
As life continues on its path of uncertainty, the one true understanding only
becomes more evident: without structure and organization, chaos reigns. Yet
even with such structure, if God is not at the head of the body, disaster is
bound and inevitable. God being the head means that He is the ultimate
authority of one's life, and the key of understanding and interaction of
authority is obedience. First let us understand what authority and obedience
are as found in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Authority - Power to influence thought or behavior; Persons in command
Obedience - submission to the restraint or command of authority
Often in this world comes conflict based upon these understandings. The
greatest example of both in human form was Jesus Christ. He demonstrated the
greatest obedience not only in His life, but also in His death, for only one
with true obedience could have suffered turmoil and crucifixion, with the
ability to remove himself from it, as did our Lord Jesus. He demonstrated
authority as He also does now as the king of kings and lord of lords, the head
of the church, the word, the way, truth and life. And even in His greatness, He
is still yet obedient enough to give all of the glory to the father, God
Almighty.
Even in this world there is structure, called governments, and though such
establishments often abuse their authority, for us to disrespect it would be to
disrespect God. There is a level of understanding to this though. Many people
use a certain scripture to justify their behavior in the leadership position,
trying to make it seem that they were chose by God to be in that position.
Though God ordains leaders, government, etc., all that are in leadership are
not of or from God. God established the STRUCTURE of government - order and
decency - not necessarily the individuals. Through the structure that God
established for us, WE are allowed to use that order and decent structure to
obtain those individual leaders. Living in His obedience, we respect that
leader that we chose. If we are to believe that all leaders in governmental
structure are from God, they why were there such persons as Hitler, Saddam, and
Bin Laden? Even many of our own Presidents have been corrupt. It was the
structure that God established, not the individuals. If the individuals were
established from God, man would not be told to resist the law of the antichrist
when he comes into command, for such would be illegitimate of God, but God does
not lie and is not the father of lies, the enemy is. God is righteous, true,
love, and all positive in His glory and presence, and He cannot, does not, and
will not lie. Jesus, who is also God's word in flesh and spirit, is the truth.
With that understanding, shall come the greater understanding of obedience and
authority.
2001 © Rev. Kelvin N.
Broadus, UGFE Ministries. All rights
reserved.