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Jesus says this of those in authority: “The greatest among you must be your servant.” In other words, those who have authority are to serve those under them, not “lord it over them.” ...

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In each of these miracles, Jesus exercises divine authority that goes beyond any kind ever seen before. He has power over weather, power over illness, and power over death itself.

Like the centurion, we can trust the authority of Jesus. When He died on the cross and said in John 19:30, “It is finished,” it really was finished. The sins of the world were paid in that moment.