Astonishing Teacher

My Bible reading the last few days have drawn my attention to certain practices and effects a great teacher owns. For today, I read that when Jesus finished teaching, his audience were astonished at His teachings. I know that there have been times that after teaching, my audience was astonished too . . . that they survived such a boring or difficult lessons! Not only did He astonish his audience, it is said that those listening to Jesus ascribed His greatness to 'one having authority'. Maybe this is the missing ingredient in teaching today - teachers are authority-less. Teachers teach with no teeth! I wonder what happened? Have a look at Matthew 7:28-29 and if you are a teacher, join me in praying: "Heavenly Father, help me to teach so that when the lesson comes to an end, my students are astonished. Also, give me the authority I need as a teacher. I want to be authority-full when I teach. Amen."