Authorized Attention
“Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”” Mark 1:27 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.1.27.nkjv Wherever the attention of leadership at home, workplace, and the society appears unauthorized, there is bound to be retaliatory elements of forceful engagement and fearless expressions of speech. Oftentimes, expressions of frustration exchanges the unclean speeches and the vulgar languages of parties without the slightest attention to the spirit behind all the unclean actions. Even in supposed sane environment like the synagogues, Jesus had a running battle with deep-seated unclean spirits. Instead of challenging the unclean actions of members of the congregation, Jesus authorized the attention of the unclean spirits. And it was when the unclean spirits had been banished that the lives of members of the congregation can be st...