And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. -- Matthew 28:18 (KJV)
Eleven men climbed a mountain in Galilee to meet Jesus. Matthew tells us the group was divided: some fell down in worship, and some were still wrestling with doubt. He leaves that detail in the story without apology, showing us what an honest church can look like even on the resurrection side of Easter.
Notice what Jesus did next. He did not pull the worshippers aside for a private blessing. He did not lecture the doubters. He stepped into the middle of the mixed group and made one of the largest claims in scripture: all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
All Power
He had been arrested, beaten, crucified. Three days later He stood on a mountain holding every authority in the universe. The grave was supposed to be the end of His story. Instead it was the credential that confirmed it.
All power means there is nothing outside His reach. Not the future you cannot predict. Not the diagnosis you cannot face. Not the fear that keeps repeating its argument at three in the morning. That is the scope of His authority, in heaven and in earth, with no exception.
Worshippers and Doubters in the Same Room
The good news of the mountain is for both camps. If you are worshipping today, He receives it. If you are doubting today, He does not send you away. He speaks the same word to both: I hold all power.
You do not earn this audience with the right level of faith. You arrive at it by being there at all. The disciples who doubted still got the commission. The mixed camp was the church Jesus chose to send out.
If you were waiting for the day your faith was clean enough to count, that day already happened. He walked up the mountain. He spoke to the doubters too. What would change in your life today if you took Him at His word about all power?
