Who’s In Charge Around Here?

One of my favorite lines from a movie when dealing with children is when Goldie Hawn in the movie Deceived says, “Isn't anybody in charge around here?” She was speaking to a daddy who was trying to cajole his child into giving back a very expensive necklace. Well, the child had no concept of worth when it came to the necklace and the dad was trying to get the child to agree to give up the sparkly shiny thing. This is not a winning situation so Goldie just snatches the necklace out of the child’s hand and delivers the line.

Sometimes the one in charge just has to take the responsibility and make it happen.

There are times we look around at what is going on in this world and want to say, “Isn't anybody in charge around here?” The people that are in places of authority seen to be trying to make themselves popular to everyone and seem to be avoiding making the hard decisions. Before I throw rocks, I have to admit as a “people pleaser” I have a hard time in a leadership position. I know leaders can't please everyone, and that everyone wants a leader to please their own interest. The buck has to stop somewhere. Someone has to step up and take responsibility for the situation. But I don't want to make the hard decisions. So I can understand a leader's dilemma.

I'm certainly glad that there is Someone in charge around here. Even if I may not agree with some of His choices for this world and me, I have to admit I like the security in trusting His leadership.

The eyes of your heart are enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great might that He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

(Talk about a run on sentence – But I understand the Greeks did not have punctuation and really Paul is getting the point across that God is the top of the authority chain. He is absolutely capable and not intimidated by anyone or anything to use this power and make the decisions.)

And He put all things under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:19-23

If you want to go to the top and talk to the one in charge, you have that privilege. You don't need an appointment. You don't have to be of equal rank. You don't have to go through screening. You don't have to snatch it and try to make it work out of your own strength. You don't have to wait while He is in a meeting. And you are given the knowledge that you are always welcome now and anytime in the future to seek His leadership directive.

God is in charge around here. He was and is and will always be in charge around here. He is above every ruler and authority. He is above every power and dominion. He is above every name that is named.

Isn't anybody in charge around here?

Yes,

God is.