Wonderful qualities of Jesus found in Hebrews chapter one.
1.
God speaking to us through Jesus is very
important. First, it is important because Jesus only spoke what the Father told
him to speak. (John 12:49-50) Therefore we have both accuracy, words straight
from God the Father and a clear expression in those words of God’s character
and nature spoken through Jesus. Because Jesus words are truly from God our
maker and creator we need to pay more attention to them. They have weight. They
are Truth. Later in Hebrews it says “for this reason we must pay much closer
attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” (Chapter 2:1) And in the same book it says, For the word of
God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as
far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to
judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Chapter 4:16) So God’s word is
powerful and speaks right to where we live. And now we have these amazing words
of Jesus.
Secondly, I think we need to read Jesus words
in the gospels as someone speaking from a relationship of intimacy we have
great difficulty in comprehending. Yet I believe this father/son relationship
and the intimacy expressed in the life of Jesus was not only real but one of
the key expressions about who God was that Jesus wanted to communicate to all
humanity. This is what God the Father is truly like. “If you have seen me you
have seen the Father.” Loving Father; favored Son, delighting in one another,
pleasing one another, living for one another, encouraging one another, and honoring
one another.
Jesus, I thank you that you are
speaking to your people still. You spoke clearly 2000 plus years ago as you
walked on this planet and now you speak to us daily through your Spirit and
your Word. And the words you speak are Spirit and life to us. (John 6:63)
Thank you for continually and
patiently adjusting our perceptions and aligning them to truth, to heaven’s
reality. Would you continue to renew our minds and bring the transformation we
so desire? Our cry is to be like You, Lord. Help us to believe like you
believe, help us to think like you think, help us to live like you lived,
through the Holy Spirit.
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