Posts with the tag “authority”

Scripture reminds us in Book of Proverbs that a virtuous woman is “clothed with strength and dignity.” This image is powerful. In biblical times, clothing symbolized identity and status. What a person wore revealed who they were. Spiritually, the same principle applies today. The attitudes, beliefs, and identities we carry shape the way we live and how we experience God’s promises.  Read More

Acts 19 paints this in sharp contrast. Paul was so saturated in God’s presence that even his sweat cloths carried healing power. In the same city, the sons of Sceva tried to mimic his words, invoking “the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Lacking intimacy and submission, they were humiliated by the very demons they attempted to cast out.  Read More