Jesus was questioned about where He got His authority to do the things He did. He asked them a question where they were in a fix and were unable to answer Him and He said that He also will not answer them.
Jesus spoke with authority because He lived a life before His Fathers face; He always did what pleased the Father; Jn 8:29. He was not concerned about what people thought about Him or what He did but only what God thought about Him, whether it pleased the Father or not. If we would seek to follow Jesus and decide as He said, my food is to do the will of my Father and to finish the work God gave Him,; John 4:34; God will give us authority if we follow Jesus here: that is, He will back us up.
God created you with a purpose and He has a work for you told do and you will only find satisfaction doing what God created you to do.
Christ was given wisdom to answer His critics in a way that they could not gainsay or resist. Luke 21:15
If you are in His will, He will give you all the wisdom, alk the resources, all the knowledge and understanding you need to do all His will. It's all available for you and me.
Jesus gave a parable of two sons both sent to work in the vineyard by their father, one said no but later repented and went and the other said yes but never went.
It is those who do the will of God that please Him not those who merely say yes.
In which category are you in; of the many things that you say you'll do for God or obey what God has spoken to your heart; how much have you obeyed not just saying YES I WILL?
There is more hope for sinners who are outrightly living in sin and are not pretending to be holy than those hypocrites in church who pretend to be holy but hearts are full of evil.
The prostitutes and thieves will enter the kingdom of God before the religious chief priests and the elders.
The reason is that the prostitutes did not have a righteousness of their own and gladly receive the Righteousness of Christ whereas the priests and elders who were the church leaders trusted in themselves to be right with God because they were outwardly holy and could not imagine themselves to be in the same category with the thieves and the prostitutes in coming to Jesus for salvation. Luke 18:10-14
Jesus came to save sinners not righteous people. Mat 9:13
Unless you come to Jesus as a filthy sinner, even when you have lived your whole life in the church; you will never be saved. If you think because you have not committed gross sins like the ones who are openly sinful, e.g murderers and prostitutes, that you can present your good works to God, they will never be accepted for they are as filthy rags, like a menstruous cloth. Isaiah 64:6
He also gave a parable of the tenants who were given a piece of land to be bringing fruits in the season. When the owner sent His servants, they were mistreated and some were killed. They even killed their son so that they will enjoy the fruits alone. He said that the vineyard will be taken away from them and given to others who will give fruits in every harvest.
This teaches that every we have belong to God. Our health, our intelligence, gifts, abilities, wealth...and we are just stewards. Ps 24:1, 1Cor 4:2
God is expecting you to give fruit in every season. Due to selfishness and failure to realise that what we have belongs to God, we don't give fruit to God. Oh that God may deliver us from such folly; that our Lives may be fruitful. God gives us time to repent, and when the time expires, He will take what He gave us and give to someone else who will produce fruit; just like He took the kingdom from Saul and gave it to David. 1Sam 14:13-14
Don't think you are so special that you are someone important and the church is blessed to have someone like you in their midst; Even TODAY, He can reject you and choose another and still remain to be God. Be humble.
The stone the builders rejected is become the chief cornerstone. It's the Lord's doing, it is marvelous in our eyes.
The person that many despise and reject will be Gods chosen vessel and will be glorious to see how God can use such a person.
If you humble yourself, you will be broken to pieces and God will use you to be a blessing; but if you are proud, the stone will fall on you and crush you to powder and God will destroy you;
The choice is yours; to humble yourself and be made useful, or be proud and God opposes you and destroys you.
You are blessed to be a blessing
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