| Our verse to DATE the Word on February 9 (2/9) is Hebrews 2:9 |
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| Hebrews 2:9 says, “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.” |
| BUT WE SEE JESUS The writer of Hebrews wants the reader to know JESUS IS BETTER! He is BETTER than any Old Testament Prophet. He is BETTER than any angel. He is BETTER than any sacrificial system. He is BETTER than Moses. He is BETTER than Joshua. He is BETTER than any covenant. He is BETTER than any promise. He is BETTER than any man! In short, CHRIST IS BETTER!! As we look and consider our verse to DATE, we are pointed to SEE JESUS as HE is the only One worthy of being seen. While it is true that for a little while He was made a little lower than angels, He carried out the Father’s will and He SUFFERED and DIED. Don’t read that too quickly. He SUFFERED AND DIED. As the verse says, suffering death….that He might taste DEATH for everyone. On the cross where He was CRUCIFIED, on that cruel cross, He DIED. He experienced DEATH. SEE HIM!! As the hymn writer Isaac Watts wrote in When I Survey the Wonderous Cross, See from His head His hands His feet. SEE HIM! He is there for you, tasting, experiencing DEATH that He did not deserve. Let 1 Peter 3:18 explain why He tasted death. 1 Peter 3:18 says, “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, Let Hebrews 2:14 explain why He tasted death. Hebrews 2:14 says, “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, Let Hebrews 9:15 explain why He tasted death. Hebrews 9:15 says, “And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. How do we respond to the one who has SUFFERED and TASTED DEATH for us? The verse says He is “crowned with glory and honor.” His Father has crowned Him with glory and honor. His Father has placed Him at His right hand. His Father has decided that He is EXALTED and has a name ABOVE which is above every name. Philippians 2:9 says, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” SEE HIM!!! BOW BEFORE HIM!!! CONFESS THAT HE IS LORD!!! CRY OUT with HEAVEN “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” (Rev. 4:11) “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength, and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” 14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. (Rev. 5:11-14) WORTHY IS THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN, who TASTED DEATH! Worthy to receive GLORY AND HONOR! Let that be our response! Verse to DATE the Word on February 9 (2/9) is Hebrews 2:9. It says, “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.” Love so amazing demands my life, my soul, my all! Continue Strong with humble gratitude for the one who tasted death for you! And remember to DATE THE WORD |