The author of Hebrews begins by exalting the Lord Jesus Christ. Do we every stop and think about the surpassing greatness of our Lord? According to the author, Jesus far exceeds the prophets and angels in excellency.
God speaks to us by and through the Son. He is the Word (John 1:1). The author is pleading with the readers: Listen to the supreme Son of God! Jesus is in control of all (Hebrews 1:2). The world was created through Jesus (Hebrews 1:2). This statement by itself claims Jesus is God by pointing to Him as the Creator in Genesis 1. Jesus is the glory and exact image of God (Hebrews 1:3)!
Jesus also purged our sins (Hebrews 1:3). By Himself our sins are purged, taken away, and forgiven by God the Father. The author of Hebrews is setting the reader up to walk into the presence of God. Through the cross we have direct access to the throne of grace. Jesus is at the right hand of the Majesty (God the Father). He is our Mediator, pleading on our behalf.
Thanks be to God that He sent Jesus to purge our sins. We must remember that God speaks to us today through Jesus (the Word). Jesus was fully human, but He is also fully God, the exact essence. We worship the only One who can mediate between sinful humans and an infinitely holy God. Without Jesus as mediator there is no access to the throne of God the Father. God desires that His creation comes to worship Him by entering into His presence. Only Jesus can usher a sinner into the very presence of Almighty God. This is the same God who says that those who look upon His full glory will die immediately (Exodus 33:20), whose glory will be the light in the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:23). Followers of the Lord Jesus Christ have the humbling honor of entering into the presence of the Majesty on high through the perfect Son of God who purges our sins.
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