{"id":516,"date":"2013-05-13T07:39:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T07:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullspeedimpact.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2013-05-13T07:39:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T07:39:38","slug":"become-like-children-to-live-like-a-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fullspeedimpact.com\/?p=516","title":{"rendered":"Become Like Children to Live Like a Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t believe the disciples liked one another very much. Before the cross, they were following Jesus, but they still wanted to \u201cclimb the ladder\u201d so they could be the boss over the others in the Kingdom. They were extremely competitive and fought frequently. This was a primary source of their ongoing conflict, \u201cWho\u2019s the greatest?\u201d They wanted a title, a recognized position that gave them the right to have \u201cmore say\u201d by virtue of the fact that \u201cI out-rank you.\u201d \"children3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Whenever Jesus addressed this issue with the disciples, He would usually pull a child or a baby out of the crowd as an object lesson. He\u2019d put the child on His lap and tell His power hungry disciples, \u201cYou\u2019ll have as much rank as this child. Unless you are willing to become as \u201crank-less\u201d as a child and a slave you won\u2019t even enter into the Kingdom of heaven.\u201d
\nSpiritual authority carries no \u201crank\u201d. It\u2019s is not based on hierarchy, title, or position that entitles you to have \u201cmore say\u201d than others. Jesus forbids this kind of system in His Kingdom. Instead, He called people to spiritual authority which functions by the influence of your life based on your willingness to surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, deny yourself, and serve His interests in other people without rank, title, or special privilege. <\/p>\n

\"Handing-out-food\"<\/a>True spiritual authority looks like people taking the responsibility to serve others in Jesus\u2019 Name. After the disciples went out two-by-two healing the sick and casting out demons, they returned to Jesus with a great multitude of people. When it was time to eat, the disciples wanted to send everyone away, but Jesus rose up and said, \u201cYou give them something to eat!\u201d They were looking for authority, but God was requiring them to take responsibility. To walk in authentic spiritual authority, you must become \u201cwaiters and waitresses\u201d and surrender all you have to fulfill Jesus\u2019s mission. Instead of giving us a higher rank, Jesus gives us more responsibility, more people to serve. It costs us more time, more work, and what little we had stored up for ourselves. But the power of God follows those who get their eyes off their limitations and surrender to God\u2019s heart to reach the world with His love. As you become like children, you\u2019ll walk like sons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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