Those who speak God’s truth today—like Jesus in His day—face hostility, not because they’re wrong, but because truth challenges control. This search for truth and authentic authority and the resistance it provokes, isn’t new—it’s as old as the human heart’s rebellion against its Creator. Now that’s exactly the tension we encounter in today’s passage from Luke 20:1-8, set against the backdrop of Passion Week. Spiritual power that effects change in the world for God’s kingdom flows from hearts submitted to heaven’s authority.