Jude 17:20-25 / Mark 11:27-33
With every action there will be a reaction.
And with every question, there will be an answer.
With regards to the action and reaction, it can be difficult to predict what the reaction will be.
But with regards to the question and answer, the one asking the question should know what the possible answers are.
The one asking the question would have already narrowed down the possible answers so as to have the upper hand.
In the gospel, the chief priests, scribes and elders asked Jesus this question:
What authority have you for acting like this? Or who gave you the authority to do these things?
But Jesus answered them with this: I will ask you a question, only one. John’s baptism: did it come from heaven, or from man?
That question from Jesus threw the chief priests, scribes and elders into confusion.
They couldn’t answer Him, so He also didn’t tell them where His authority came from.
But for us, we believe that Jesus is our Lord and King, and that He has authority over us.
We belong to Him, and that He is our Saviour and Master.
We may have our questions about life and about our faith.
But in Jesus, we believe that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
We don’t need to question that. We only need to believe.