Great post over at Pastor Steven Furticks blog on authority.
God expects all of His children to walk in authority. This expectation is even more pronounced for me as a pastor. I am commissioned to conduct my life with great confidence in my calling.
It’s a sin when I fail to walk in authority. When I don’t respond to challenges with a holy boldness, it reveals a skewed interpretation of my identity. I can’t allow a circumstance or experience to interpret my identity. Only God gets to give me my self-image.It’s an even greater sin when I dare to walk in my own authority. It’s God’s authority alone that provides me with power. And His authority is on loan. Any authority outside of His authority is counterfeit, and will be exposed as such
in due time.
Matthew 8:5-10 is a great example of how to walk in authority in a way that honors God. This centurion is a man who is in authority, and also under authority. Jesus richly rewarded this man’s confident humility.
In summary:
Walking in no authority=my view of God needs to be elevated.
Walking in the wrong authority=my view of me must decrease immediately.
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