And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (Matthew 28:18 ESV)
He’s Bigger Than You Think
We’ve all heard jokes and stories with children arguing in the playground about whose father or mother are more amazing. Each declaration of wonder is matched by another child’s bragging about their parent, until the escalated descriptions are beyond logic and reality.
But maybe those children’s attitudes are part of what Christ has in mind when He tells us that we must become like little children (Matthew 18:3).
While those children are ultimately inaccurate, our view of Christ’s amazingness never becomes exaggeration. He has ALL authority on earth. He has ALL authority in heaven. He is in charge and active in ANY way He is needed.
Some restaurants offer orders of bottomless orders of French Fries. But they really are not bottomless. There are limits. Some resources in the earth are treated like they are without limit. But we run out of things. The richest billionaire thinks his checkbook is boundless. But economic disaster proves him wrong.
But Christ has no limits regarding what He can do, what He does for His beloved, and what He will do for His kingdom.
Whatever limits our minds attempt to put on Him are false. He forgives more than we are even aware. He loves more than we accept. He comforts more than we can bear. He is more than we expect, more than we imagine, more than we comprehend, and more than we will ever experience.
That is why we need nothing but Christ.
Christ alone.