For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:
“You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” [Hebrews 1:5 NLT]
I love what theologian John Gill says about this verse: "Christ is the Son of God, not by Creation, nor by adoption, nor by office, but by nature". Unlike the angels, Jesus existed before anything was created. He laid aside such an existence when he was born. Even in that he showed us the humble nature of God.
The gospel accounts testify of this nature. With each step he took. With every word he spoke. Jesus testified of the true nature of his Father. When tested by religious experts he showed a heavenly wisdom. He taught us the nature of love as he embraced the leper and healed the sick. He was God incarnate.
And with his last breaths he revealed the true nature of God. He forgave. He encouraged. And he endured. He never gave up. He revealed to us what it is like to be God's child. So with this in mind, I invite you to live fully into your inheritance. To live in such a way that God's nature is revealed to others.
Teach us Lord to walk in such a way that your nature is manifested in our lives.
... this devotion is part of a series about the book of Hebrews.
This is an encouraging word Bob. I do want to live fully in my inheritance.
ReplyDeleteP.S. yes that many eggs were cracked by our team every day. Lots of great conversation can happen while doing mundane jobs. Sometimes it's so absent mindedly done that the shells went in the bucket and the egg went into the garbage...(:0)
Thanks for commenting Sue.
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