Sunday, January 19th

Spiritual Directive

Is it spring yet?

Moving forward in Hebrews, as Bro Mahlon will most likely preach on angels this Sunday, alternatively our preparation will focus on the majesty and glory of the Kingdom and its King, Jesus Christ, in which and to whom the angels serve. We pick up the rest of this very loong sentence from this past Sunday in verse 4: "...having become so much better than the angels, as [Jesus] has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." 

Our speaker is thoroughly explaining the significance of Jesus who is greater than the patriarchs, greater than the prophets, and now greater than angels - confirming the final distinction of Jesus that He is apart of none other than the God-head: The SON. Verse 6 supports this claim by citing Deuteronomy: "Let all the angels of God worship Him," and in effect the angels acknowledge He is greater than themselves. Then verse 8 cites a Psalm: "Your throne, O God is forever and ever;  a scepter of righteousnessis the scepter of Your kingdom."  This is where next Sunday's worship service picks up: we celebrate that reign of righteousness, for it is right to give the Son praise for His righteousness done on the earth and for the universe.