Hebrews 1-3
Devotion by John Tullis (OH)
One of the great truths of the Bible is the humanity of Jesus Christ. Jesus, our Lord and Our Savior, was born of the virgin Mary through the power of God’s Holy Spirit. Our God created Jesus to be His messiah – God’s chosen One to save his people and rule as King in His future kingdom. Jesus always existed in the mind of God. In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1). The Word, or Logos in Greek, is the eternal program of salvation and restoration through Jesus Christ. It is the wonderful plan of God to make a way for believers to enjoy fellowship with Him in the eternal coming Kingdom. As such, at a time of God’s choosing, He created his messiah. He brought his great plan of salvation, the Logos, into reality. Our Lord Jesus was born into the world, a little baby, born of the virgin Mary and celebrated as our Lord and Savior. He was born into the world through God’s power to be fully human, and fully God’s son. He is the begotten one (first among everything).
The book of Hebrews tries to explain why Jesus had to be made perfect and why he had to be a human – like you and me. But why did Jesus have to be just like us? Jesus was created by God to be His only Son. In order to serve both God and mankind, Jesus had to be a special man – the sinless and perfect Son of man. Both divine (Son of God) and human (Son of Mary) – He is the perfect one to exist as the “mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ” (1 Timothy 2:5). Hebrews 2:14-18 teaches us that He had to be made with flesh and blood – he had to be a man. This is so His death on the cross might break the power of the fear of death. His resurrection is proof that a man can be raised up to eternal life. He was created specifically to save Abraham’s descendants of faith (that’s you and me). In being a man, he could be God’s High Priest, serving God and making atonement for the sins of the world (Hebrews 2:17,18).
With Christmas coming very soon, we remember the birth of Christ. That little child, born and placed in a manger, the son of Mary, would become the savior of the world. In God’s great wisdom, He made a way for us to enjoy fellowship with Him forever in His coming Kingdom. Thank Him for the gift of his Son, His human Son, the Christ Child who takes away the sin of the world.
Questions for Discussion:
- Why did Jesus have to be made perfect? (2:10)
- Why did Jesus have to be just like us? (2:17)
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