By: Pastor Johnie Akers
1 John 4:4, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” I was recently traveling on business and encountered a construction zone on a very busy, four-lane highway. Suddenly, traffic came to a screeching halt. Sitting idle for several minutes I notice up ahead a state highway department flagman. In his hand was a small sign. It contained one word, printed in white letters, on a red background: STOP. In front of me and behind me were large tractor-trailers, semi-coal trucks, as well as a variety of differing shapes and sizes of other vehicles. But this small-statured, lone individual was keeping all of the traffic on that stretch of highway at bay with a simple sign containing one word. Then, he suddenly flipped the sign around, and printed on the opposite side of the sign, was one word, written in black, against a background of orange: SLOW. The long line of traffic began moving slowly ahead. As I moved past the flagman, I noticed behind him, sitting on the shoulder of the road, was a grey state police cruiser with his blue lights flashing. The picture was clear. The lone flagman could exercise the authority he had because it was legal authority. To defy the flagman, was to defy the laws of the state of Kentucky. The flagman had power to stop all oncoming traffic because the power had been invested in him by the state. Likewise, as children of God, we too have been delegated power and authority. It is not merely self-assuming power but it is legal authority granted unto us by our heavenly Father. No matter our stature, socio-economic status, educational level, or political astuteness, we have authority that is backed up by the Creator of heaven and earth. No matter what situations that we encounter each day, we should never forget, that the One who is in us is greater than whatever lies before us. It is with this bold confidence that we can be victorious in any challenge that we face, with each new day.
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