Posted on 12/16/2017 1:01:53 PM PST by metmom
“When [Christ] had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3).
God has exalted Christ above everyone and everything.
Christ in His majestic glory is “heir of all things” (Heb. 1:2). That’s why it is His right to have the title deed to the earth, spoken of in Revelation 5:1-7. There He opens that deed and takes possession of what is rightfully His as heir of all things.
Hebrews 1 further describes Christ as “the radiance of [God’s] glory and the exact representation of His nature. . . . When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they. For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, ‘Thou art My Son, today I have begotten Thee’? And again, ‘I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be a Son to Me’? And when He again brings the first-born into the world, He says, ‘Let all the angels of God worship Him’” (vv. 3-6; compare v. 13). Because Christ is the unique Son of God, the angels are called to worship Him.
The Father said of the exalted Christ, “Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His Kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy companions” (vv. 8-9). Christ is the eternal, righteous God. He is also the Creator who lives forever and remains the same (vv. 10-12).
If you see Christ in His majesty the way the writer of Hebrews did, you’ll want to make the words of Charles Wesley’s hymn “Rejoice—The Lord Is King!” your own:
Jesus the Savior reigns, the God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains He took His seat above: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Suggestions for Prayer
Both angels and the redeemed worship the exalted Christ. Use Psalm 103 as the basis of your prayer of worship.
For Further Study
Hebrews 1:10 shows Christ to be the Creator. Based on this and Psalm 148, what honor is He owed?
Studying God’s Word ping
Just curious: why are these articles always posted in pairs?
I LOVE the Book of Hebrews.
There are two devotional books they are taken from.
One is called *Drawing Near* and was published in 1993 and the other is called *Strength for Today* and was published in 1997.
Okay, thanks
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