Power and Authority

Authority : the RIGHT to exercise control
Power: the ABILITY to exercise control

These 2 words may seem similar but they are different.

Jesus gave us AUTHORITY in Luke 10:19 NLT (emphasis is mine)

"Look, I HAVE GIVEN(past tense) you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you"

However the Holy Spirit gives us POWER daily as we speak forth our authority in Christ!

This is revealed by Christ himself in Acts 1:8 NLT (emphasis is mine)

" But you WILL (future tense) receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Brethren, Christ has given us authority, but the power to enforce our authority lies in the Holy Spirit, who daily gives us power as we speak forth the Word of Truth.