God's Glory Church

“All power is given to Me.” — Matthew 28:18

Even after Jesus set my son Jeff free from years of drug addiction, I still worried. We’ve been through a lot together, and I sometimes focus on his difficult past instead of thinking about the future God has in store for him. Parents of ex-drug addicts are often troubled by the thought of a possible relapse, and one day at a family gathering I took Jeff aside and said: “Remember our enemy, because he is strong.” “I know, father,” he answered, “he has power, but he has no power.”

In that moment I remembered the incomparable power of Jesus that saves us from our sins and changes our lives if we look to Him. I immediately thought of His words to the disciples shortly before He returned to His Heavenly Father: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. So go…” (Mt. 28:18-19).

Crucified and resurrected Jesus opened the way to God for us, no matter what our past. He owns both our past and our future. Because Jesus promised to be with us always (v. 20), we can be sure that He will accomplish His purposes. Our lives are in His safe hands. Jesus gives us an incomparable hope, a hope so great that we cannot keep it to ourselves. The devil and the world may have some power temporarily, but all power belongs to Jesus forever.

How does Jesus’ authority give you hope? What of what He has done for you that you can share with someone else?

Dear God, thank you for lovingly calling me to You. Please lead me to someone I can show Your love to.

Author: James Banks