Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Authority of God
Text: John 12: 49
THE AUTHORITY OF GOD
Jesus always spoke with tremendous and obvious authority (Matthew 7:29). This was observed by casual observers as they listened to Jesus speaking. Once again, we have a summary on the subject of the authority that lay behind the ministry of Jesus’ teaching.
“For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.”
John 12:49
1. “For I have not spoken on My own authority”
a. This was something Jesus was most conscious of.
b. He practised this consciousness most consistently.
2. Jesus sought to explain this “authority”
a. By speaking of being “Sent” by His Father.
i. He who has been sent speaks the words of God (John 3:34).
ii. He has been given the Spirit of God without measure (John 3:34).
iii. He had given all things (including authority) to the Son (John 3:35).
b. By saying that His Father works with Him.
i. The Son can do nothing of Himself (John 5:19).
ii. What He sees the Father do, that He does as well (John 5:19).
iii. The Father shows Him what to do at all times (John 5:20).
c. All judgment has been given to the Son
i. Great authority is obviously given to the One who is appointed Judge.
ii. The Father has committed all judgment authority to His Son (John 5:27).
iii. Jesus’ judgment would be in perfect tandem with His Father (John 5:30).
3. “But the Father who sent Me gave me a command”
a. Jesus was conscious that He was Son.
b. God was ever The Father in Heaven.
c. God had indeed given a command to His Son.
d. That He had been given a command was revealed in this text.
4. “What I should say and what I should speak”
a. “Say” and “speak” are synonyms.
b. This statement serves to highlight the fact that Jesus would never speak on His own authority!
经文：约翰福音 12：49
上帝的权柄
一直以来，耶稣说话时，都带有极大和明显的权柄《马太福音 7：29》。听祂说话的人都观察到了这一点。我们再一次看到耶稣的教训背后的权柄。耶稣也对祂的权柄这题目作了些总结。
“因为我没有凭着自己讲，唯有差我来的父已经给我命令，叫我说什么、讲什么。”
《约翰福音 12：49》