Saturday 30 Nov 2019

November 30: Hebrews 2:5-9

Key Verse: Hebrews 2:9
But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honour because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

Devotion:
Despite the crucifixion being many years after the words this passage refers to (Psalm 8:4) the words ring so true; God had a plan and was going to stick to it! This displays the love of God toward all mankind, especially the Israelites at that time and the author of this letter to the Hebrew people reminds them of the roots of the promise made so many years ago.

In order for God to carry out His promise to the people, Jesus had to become “a little lower than the angels” – this was pointing to the fact Jesus was brought to us in human form so He could carry out His task of Salvation for us, yet without taking on the true human traits of sin! Christ remained without sin, without blemish, without blame… yet He took on the debt of our sin, our mistakes and removed the blame from us once and for all. He did this as an open invitation to one and all.

But it does not apply to everyone because many people will not accept this gift He is laying in front of us. They don’t accept it because the gift has not been explained to them and their choice is clouded by the sinful ways of mankind. It is our task to open up the gospel to others so they do have the chance to make a more informed decision rather than rejecting the truth just because it seems easier at the time!

If we choose to do nothing about the gospel, then we have made the choice to ignore the truth… we have made a choice, despite our laziness! But that does not exclude us from the choice, we still have the choice to accept the truth. God made the choice to allow His Son to become human and hence be open to the corruption and sin in this world. Jesus made the choice not to follow earthly ways but to keep in constant communion with God the Father. He made the choice so we could have the choice…

Points to Ponder:
Do you put things off all the time?

Will you open up the choice to someone else in your life?