Sunday, February 19, 2012

WITH ALL AUTHORITY

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012

WITH ALL AUTHORITY

These things speak, and exort, and rebuke with all authority.  Let no man despise thee.  Titus 2:15

When God gives us authority, in and through Christ Jesus, we are to use that authority to build up the body of Christ--first in our families, in our churches, in our communities.  We are not weak, and we do not deny the power of the risen LORD:  we walk in it.

 This is the instruction for young men and servants:
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,  Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.  Titus 2:6-14

Today, let us build up the body with all authority.