Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tuesday, January 13

The Authority that Liberates

Mark 1:21-28

The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”

Mark 1:27b  (NIV)

We find Jesus teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum. In the midst of the gathering, a man possessed by an unclean spirit cries out, recognizing Jesus as the Holy One of God. The Lord frees him, and everyone is even more astonished: “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority!”

This passage reveals to us that Christ’s authority is not based on empty words or human traditions, but on the power of God that liberates, on the love and authority that transforms and heals. Jesus not only teaches, but he acts; his word is effective, it lifts burdens, it frees the oppressed. In a world full of voices that promise solutions, it is the voice of Christ that has real power to heal and restore. His authority does not oppress but liberates; it does not enslave but gives life.

Today, let us remember that we follow the Lord who has authority over all the power of evil. His word remains alive and effective, capable of transforming our lives and communities.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, may your voice be the guide that transforms our hearts and leads us to faithfully proclaim your Kingdom. Amen

Translation by John Walter

 

ENERO 13, Martes

La Autoridad que Libera

Marcos 1, 21-28

¿Qué es esto? ¿Qué nueva doctrina es esta, que con autoridad manda aun a los espíritus inmundos, y le obedecen?

Marcos 1.27b

Encontramos a Jesús enseñando en la sinagoga de Capernaúm. En medio de la reunión, un hombre poseído por un espíritu inmundo grita, reconociendo a Jesús como el Santo de Dios. El Señor lo libera, y todos se asombran aún más: “¿Qué es esto? ¡Una enseñanza nueva y con autoridad!”.

Este pasaje nos revela que la autoridad de Cristo no se basa en palabras vacías ni en tradiciones humanas, sino en el poder de Dios que libera, del amor y la autoridad que transforma, que sana. Jesús no sólo enseña, sino que actúa; su palabra es eficaz, quita el peso, libera al oprimido. En un mundo lleno de voces que prometen soluciones, es la voz de Cristo la que tiene poder real para sanar y restaurar. Su autoridad no oprime, sino que libera; no esclaviza, sino que da vida.

Hoy recordemos que seguimos al Señor que tiene autoridad sobre todo poder del mal. Su palabra sigue siendo viva y eficaz, capaz de transformar nuestras vidas y comunidades.

Oración: Señor Jesús, que tu voz sea la guía que transforme nuestro corazón y nos lleve a proclamar tu Reino con fidelidad. Amén.

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