WHO GAVE YOU THE AUTHORITY?
"And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said,
"By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
Jesus answered them,
"I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John, whence was it?
From heaven or from men?"
And they argued with one another,
"If we say, `From heaven,' he will say to us, `Why then did you not believe him?'
But if we say, `From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know."
And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." (Matthew 21: 23 - 27).
Monday 15th December 2025 in the 3rd Week of Advent.
God is the source of all authority on earth. Examples: Parental authority, military and government authority all come from God.
Jesus being God has inherent authority.
The Kingdom of God is already here and now. The Church is the seed of that Kingdom.
Where does the Pope get his authority? Not from the barrels of the gun as some dictators believe. Stalin quipped: "How many military divisions does the Pope have?"
Jesus answered the question of Pontius Pilate:
"My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
Jesus also told Pilate that his authority to judge and condemn Jesus came from God
The question for us is:
Does King Jesus reign over your heart and mind and finances? If not, Advent is the Season of grace to place your life under the authority of Jesus Christ
The Church honors the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Month of December. Today is December 15. 16 days to go.
Mary was conceived without original sin. This grace and privilege are fitting in view of the birth and death of her Son Jesus Christ, who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
"O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You."
For the Immaculate Conception Devotions and Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link below:
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