Hebrews 2:9 April 14, 2014

Pam Bibb                  

Hebrews 2: 9                   

April 14, 2014

But, we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God’s grace he should die for everyone.  We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered.

When we think of Jesus, we normally think of Him as we know Him today, sitting in glory at the right hand of the Father.  This verse from Hebrews reminds us that for a time He was “made lower than the angels.”  We don’t like to think of Jesus as lower than anyone or anything.  But it was in God’s divine plan that for a season, Jesus would  become human and walk among people where they were and live among them as one of them.  During this season, Jesus was humbled below the angels in heaven, but at the appointed time, He suffered death, as do all humans.  Herein lies our hope.  After the suffering of His death, Jesus, by God’s grace, was raised and “crowned with glory and honor.”  And because of God’s grace and Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf, we also, who are certainly lower than the angels, will one day be raised to eternal life.        

Prayer:  Father, we thank you that Jesus humbled himself to walk among us.  And we thank you that by your grace, He rose from the dead to reign with you in glory and honor in heaven.  We thank you that because of this, we also have the promise of eternal life.  Amen.