All Authority

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” NIV

Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. AMP

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. KJV

Matthew 28:18

Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.

C. S. Lewis

A prayer for today

God to enfold me,
God to surround me,
God in my speaking,
God in my thinking.

God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping.

God in my life,
God in my lips,
God in my soul,
God in my heart.

God in my sufficing,
God in my slumber,
God in mine ever-living soul,
God in mine eternity.