Daily Vitamin -"Authority'

Authority
Matthew 28:18-20(NKJV)
¹⁸And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
¹⁹Go ^£therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
²⁰teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 


Matthew 28:18-20(TMSG)
¹⁸Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you:
¹⁹Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
²⁰Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.”


When did Jesus get 'All Authority"? After his crucifixion and death, when He came out of the grave with the keys of hell. He was anointed to do His Fathers work when He was baptized, by John. Once He came out of the grave He had all authority on earth and heaven. that is when he told the disciple's  to go make disciples, to teach others to live the way He had showed them, to baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We seem to think we are to go and win souls, but that is the Holy Spirit's job. we read that no one can come to the father unless the Spirit draws them. I really like how the Message Bible puts this, to go out and instruct people in the practice of all I have commanded you. How do we instruct its by being or doing something people learn more by watching others than having others tell them what to do. I believe that's why Jesus demonstrated miracles in so many different ways. Knowing that we are all different but still have the same Father that we will each do things a little different. He told us to Go and do with His authority that He got from Father God and that He would be with us as we go. WOW! For me that takes alot of the pressure off, in my words He told us as we go about our daily lives instruct and do the things He did and He gave us the authority to use His name to do it. As you go about your day today remember He has given you Authority to be a blessing, Sir Gregory