Quote for the Day
“…sustaining all things by his powerful word.”
Today's Prayer
This week pray for those traveling that they will be aware of the presence of Christ in their daily routine and in each of their actions. Pray that God will show His full nature to them in a powerful way this week.
Hebrews 1:1-4
Hebrews 1:1-4 (NIV)1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
Message
The book of Exodus show us how God work with the Israelites in their journey into the Promised Land. With Hebrews I would like to move a few (quite a few) centuries into the future and see how God continues to talk to the descendants of those same people…and to us.Hebrews is a mighty book of theology, with lots of history included. It has an overarching theme showing the reader that Christ is Supreme. This is a difficult and controversial theme for its time, as it was written to the Jewish people less than 100 years after Christ walked the earth.Hebrews is a well-articulated and powerful book, yet difficult to read and comprehend. As we walk through this book, the beauty of God will shine through, clouded only by the limitations of our human understanding. The writer starts out with the most powerful and also most argued point of all: that Christ is God. In the book of Hebrews we see some of the foundations of the theology of the Trinity. The writer starts this focus to show that Christ has the full power and being of God Almighty. Verse three reads, “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Christ is God. What a message for them, and what a message for us today!Who is Christ to you? This week take time to see how He impacts your being.