This is the third week of our 'advent' to Easter! Does that make sense? Well . . .anyway this a.m. I read John's account of the arrest, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. One thing that really stuck me was Pilate's comment to Jesus, "...don't you know that I have authority to crucify you and have authority to release you?"
Jesus answered:
"You can have no authority at all against me, except what if given you from above." John 19:11
Jesus had told His disciples earlier:
"As the Father knows me so know I the Father, and I lay own my life for the sheep. .. .I lay down my life for them that I may take it again. No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again." John 10:15, 18
Authority. Power. God in flesh . . .willingly giving up His life for me.
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