Mar 14, 2021
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 1:1-9
The author of Hebrews does not begin his letter with the usual identification of the writer and the recipients. Instead he immediately plunges into the theme of his letter, namely the indescribable majesty and unapproachable glory of God the Son. What the readers had not understood deeply was the strength-giving wonder of the person and work of Jesus.
The description of Christ in Hebrews 1:2,3 is the highest possible representation of the nature of Christ. The phrases here are lofty and glorious. Christ has been "appointed heir of all things." Through Christ God created the world. "He [Christ] is the radiance of the glory of God" and "the exact imprint of his [God's] nature." Christ "upholds the universe by the word of His power."
The single most important element of Christianity, and that which makes it unique, is that it centers completely on Jesus Christ. And the single most important element in a discussion of Jesus Christ is the fact that He was, and is, God in flesh. The nature of Jesus Christ, therefore, is a central and determinative issue. These statements in Hebrews 1 tell us that the man, Jesus, was also "Light of Light, very God of very God," to use the wording of the Nicene Creed.
Let us continue to grow in our wonder at the glory and beauty of Christ, both utterly stunned and completely satisfied by Him.