Hebrews 1:1-4
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.
Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature. I understand we are called to reflect-to show-to shine with the love that God has given us and extended toward us. This says, though that Jesus is the exact imprint. Like the joke about the two twins separated at birth Juan and Ahmal the punch line to the joke is 'once you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal.' But this seeing is not a joke it is a truth-Jesus is our way to see God. Our eyes can comprehend and take in the wholeness of God in Jesus. What is God like? Look to Jesus, and you'll know.
Jesus upholds the universe by the word of his power. In Genesis we read that God spoke - and the world was. This is a powerful word; this is more than Captain Picard's "Make it so," this word is alive, it doesn't create the action this word is the action. This same word that God spoke, we see here that Jesus upholds the universe by the power of his living word.
After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
We read that Jesus sits down at the right hand of God having become superior to the other servants of God. He is not just a servant-because we see that he does serve-but it isn't the obedience of compulsion, it is obedience out of love, out of agreement. He is like-minded-he is of one mind with his father.
This picture of love and obedience is one worth recognizing, worth reflecting upon. That will be my job today. What is God like? Look to Jesus. How do we do that? We read what we have available, and we look around us for evidence of his work in the world-still continuing today all these years later from when Jesus was with the Hebrews in Bethlehem. Peace.
-see you tomorrow.
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