Absolute authority
What comes to mind when you read those two words? There is only one being to whom absolute authority has been given: the Lord Jesus Christ. King Jesus! Now, who comes to mind when I say meek and mild? Oh yeah. That's Jesus. Don't you know He's both? But how can someone meek and mild possess absolute authority? He simply does. We all know that the most talented in the artistic world neither have to flaunt it nor proclaim it. They simply are . It may be a poor analogy (!), but in the same way, Jesus needs neither to flaunt nor proclaim His supremacy. He simply is . No ego. No "demanding" presence. His absolute power is coming from a place of total goodness. Our minds can barely comprehend this because our points of reference are mere humans - all of whom, even the best of them, are flawed in their leadership qualities. There is something comforting about knowing that the all-powerful force of the universe is a loving, grace-filled, kind, generous, all-kn