Do you want more authority, friend?

Today, co-writer Paul Marc Goulet wrote the message of "A Miracle Every Day". I pray his message and audio will bless you today. -- Can you imagine making decisions with more authority? What would it be like to have enough authority to change a household, sports team, government or business? The word ‘power’ in the New Testament is an interesting word. In the original Greek language, there are five words that are generally translated as power: exousia, dunamis, energia, ischuos and kratos. The most common form of power God wants to offer us is exousia, and it means divine authority.  friend, what could you do with such divine authority? God wants to download it into your life. In Luke 10:19, Jesus said, “Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.” (Luke 10:19, NLT)   With divine authority, you can heal the sick, deliver people from bondage, run a company or lead an orchestra or a family. Because of authority, Jesus gave us the great commission: “All authority has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations...” (Matthew 28:18-19, NIV)   Isn’t this an amazing promise? You can disciple nations, change industries, schools, hospitals and soccer leagues.  Several years ago, I started teaching this truth to my church. One day my son responded to an altar call. People were asking God for one of the five powers. Samuel was only 16 years old at the time, so on the way home from church, I asked him what he asked for. He answered, “Dad, I asked for divine authority to play basketball.” He was on one of the best high school teams in the nation but wasn’t seeing a lot of playing time as a sophomore. After the altar call, the team made it to the state finals, and my son played like a champ. One of the coaches approached me after the series and asked, “What happened to your son that he’s playing with so much authority?” I told him he had asked God for the gift of divine authority, and he had received it. Isn’t that special? friend, you too can ask for authority, and God will give it to you.  You’re a miracle. Paul Marc Goulet -- Thank you, Paul Marc, for sharing this today!