If You Have Authority,  That Authority Is To Build.

When we invest in others, we do not diminish. We grow and multiply by giving By Spiry Tee "For I am not ashamed, even if I have boasted somewhat too much about the authority that the Lord has given us — authority to build you up, not to tear you down." (2 Corinthians 10:8 GNB). Ladies and gentlemen, if you have authority vested in you either by the constitution of the country or by God Almighty, since there is no power but of God, congratulations! However it is not up to you how you use it. The authority God gives to us comes with an instruction manual. It's purpose is to build and not to tear down. You might have authority in the church, in political or social ecosystems of our society, understand that you have a mandate from God to build.