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November 1 But we do see Him who has been made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren. Hebrews 2:9-11. Yes, we have been shown the Son of God. And He, by His suffering and identification with our life here on earth, is willing to call us brethren, or brothers/sisters. We are one with Him in all respects. All of this is due to the grace of God. There is nothing more for us to know or experience, for to be in Christ and for Him to be in us is the sum total of all existence. We shall carry this with Him into glory. We wonder why Jesus had to suffer. How could He, who is perfect, be perfected by suffering? In the Greek we can substitute the word ‘complete’. In other words Jesus has gained the complete experience of man’s plight before God—at the cross He has experienced the horrible weight of our sin. As He walked the earth He totally identified with our struggle over the trials of life. He had no place to lay His head; He had no home to call His own. Yet He never failed to perform the role of the perfect servant--and all without committing a sin. We would do well to want to be the same way—just like Jesus. This passage calls attention to our sanctification—or our being ‘set apart’. Jesus is the one who sanctifies. We are set apart into Him. We are truly one. The great promise and reality of life is that we can truly call Him a brother. This is family experienced in the highest form. Heavenly Father, thank You for coming down to experience our life in this world. You loved us enough to send Your Son and allow Him to die at the cross--just so we could be brothers and sisters in Your great family. I will never stop praising You for this. Let me experience this intimate relationship each moment of today. Amen. |
