S – “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 

He answered them, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me, ⁴ was the baptism of John from heaven or of human origin?” 

Luke 20:2–4 CSB

O – The leaders want to know what gave Jesus the authority to cleanse the temple and do the miracles he was doing. And, who gave it to him?  Jesus returns their questions with one of his own they could not answer.  His authority supersedes theirs because it comes from God and was similar to John the Baptist’s.  

A – The power of a question.  Jesus demonstrates full mastery of the physical and spiritual realm in one question.  He doesn’t give the leaders what they want but truthfully answers them.  He honors God in preserving the authority given to him by Him.  We want to walk in this tension like Jesus.  Fully present in the physical realm while fully led by the Holy Spirit in the spiritual realm.

R – Lord, we surrender and worship you today.  We desire to be fully present in the physical realm while fully led by your Holy Spirit in the spirit realm.  Remove any distractions or challenges that will keep us from doing this.  We give you all the glory for this and how it will impact others in our day.