LUKE 20:2. “And spake unto him saying, ‘Tell us, by what authority thou doest these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?”
AUTHORITY. He planted the vineyard, is it not His right To do with it as He might? To expect some returns from the investment made; Is such expectation far too hard? And isn’t it right for the One whose loss Who in the beginning paid the cost – With authority, to say to me, “Bring to me now, that I might see, What you have done with what I gave – Just bring from your hand, what you really have.”
He is lord of the vineyard, we owe to Him All we have done, just the same as them Who wanted for themselves, what belonged to another. And the Stone they rejected, ground them to powder. And though we may not hurt, or destroy or kill; Yet it is possible that we too, still, May want for ourselves what belongs to our Lord; May want from men, praise for reward. It is important for me, under His authority, To give to my Lord all praise and glory.
When it comes to law and government; There is authority from God that He has lent To those who rule over the affairs of the land, And I am to bend to such demands As I can, under God who is the Supreme Lord. I bow to the authority of His holy Word. I submit to Caesar the things that are his; ‘Cause in this nation, I am truly blessed. But to higher authority than his I bow; My Lord alone claims my solemn vow.
What is my Lord’s role in the after-life? If I am married more than once, who is my wife? Then I read that He has made that very plain, Even though one is widowed and married again; That is only for life, not for heaven above. In that glorious sphere there is a different love. Love there is like families – Father and child. We are one in the Lord; the past life is dead. Our Lord is the Bridegroom in the heavenly sphere; The Church, all as one, is His wife up there.
“O Supreme Lord: I bow in reverence and acknowledge Thy authority in every aspect of my life. I admit there are times when it is only form, but I do not want that to ever be. I need to recognize real submission every day of my life. I need help in this. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”