Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Thursday prior to Christmas

 

Hebrews 1:1-6 The child in the manger, born of the Mary, is the very Word of God, the only-begotten Son of the Father, “whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom He also created the world.” (Hebrews 1:2) As “all things were made through Him” (John 1:3), so are all things redeemed and made new in Him.

Jesus is not a mere prophet — he is a Son, and as a Son he has a complete revelation of what the Father wants to reveal. This is definitive. The prophets could only dimly foresee the day of Jesus Christ, but he is the fulfillment of what they said. God has spoken to us in his Son.

How great is he? Verse 2 tells us that the Father appointed him “heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.” Jesus was appointed heir even before anything existed. He is the Creator and the owner of the universe.

Not only that, “He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word.” (verse 3) When we look at Jesus, we see God’s glory, and he is the exact representation of his nature, and he is so powerful that he can sustain the universe simply by speaking a word. He spoke the world into existence. By that same word he creates faith in you.

In his body of flesh and blood, we behold “the radiance of the glory of God.” He dwells among us in peace, that we might have life and light and salvation in Him. For by His Word of the Gospel, we are born again as the children of God, bearing His name and sharing His eternal life.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high – Hebrews 1:3

Loving Lord I am filled with awe and wonder that You should love me and die for me. I am not worthy to gather the crumbs from underneath Your table – but You have redeemed me from death and hell with Your own precious blood. I am filled with awe and wonder and praise and thanks, for You alone are worthy. May I glorify Your name forever.[2]  -22 December 2022



[1] Joy to the World, copyright © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[2] https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1

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