2542) If you have traveled in airports in recent years, TSA has gone through many changes. From taking shoes off and then keeping them on. From taking electronics out of carry-on bags to leaving them in there. These officers have the authority to carry out what they have been charged to do.

When I’m out on the playground with my young scholars, I will often hear one kid ordering another one, and that kid will often say, oh yeah? Who says?

Asking who says is an important question. What we are really seeking to know is, does the one giving instruction have the authority to do so?

Romans 8:11 reminds us that God’s spirit will direct us in what to do. What we should next recognize is that this same spirit raised Jesus from the dead. Now, that’s authority. It is often good to question the authority of those giving us guidelines. It will communicate a spirit of urgency and authentication or not.