Hebrews 2:1-8 Beginning in verse 5, the writer of Hebrews continues His theme of the glory of Christ. He does so by quoting from Psalm 8, and in so doing, he provides us with a key hermeneutic tool to interpret the Psalms. Who is the “man” of Psalm 8? It seems, like so many of the Psalms, as if it’s talking about us. Who are we, that God is mindful of us? We are a little lower than the angels,... Read more
Hebrew 1 Get your hymnals out now, because at the end of this meditation, you ought to feel like singing songs of praise to Jesus Christ! He is God’s Final Word to us (the “last days” actually occurred in the 1st century, according to the writer of Hebrews), who are to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. In the past, God spoke through the prophets, and God’s people were to listen to and obey every... Read more
Revelation 7:9-17 Who our heroes are tell us a lot about ourselves. The heroes of a culture are the people we look up to, the people who inspire us. They are the people we want to be like and try to imitate. Judging from money and attention paid to people in our culture, and judging from commercials and magazine covers, our heroes are pop stars from the entertainment world of music and movies, and athletes. I know that I want... Read more
Revelation 1:4-18 Who is Jesus Christ? There are many ways in which He has revealed Himself to us, and all of these are important. Sometimes I think the dominant way contemporary Christians see Jesus is as a good friend. He’s kinda just one of the guys, though definitely the leader of the pack. We can almost picture Him in blue jeans, and we’re sure He would never be caught dead wearing vestments! At other times, particularly in contemporary praise choruses,... Read more
Philippians 3:7-16 Shhhh! Do you hear it? Do you hear what I hear? Jesus Christ is calling you. He has called you to know the fellowship of His sufferings on Good Friday. He has called you to be conformed to His death on Good Friday as well. And He has called you to know Him and the power of His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. And yet, having called you, He calls you still. He calls you at the beginning of... Read more
1 Timothy 6:11-19 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which means our resurrection as well, has implications for this life, as well as the life to come. Our response to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ should be one of unmitigated, ecstatic joy! It should provoke from us the greatest celebration we are capable of hosting in this life. And yet it’s also quite sobering because the terrible price for Easter is Good Friday and before Jesus was resurrected for us, He... Read more
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 On Easter we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the happiest, most joyful, most glorious day of the year to the Christian! For our Lord, who was dead, was raised to life again. Not only is the Resurrection at the center of Christian theology, it is at the center of Paul’s. I’m sure he couldn’t wait for another opportunity to talk about it to the Thessalonians, who apparently did not understand its full... Read more
Luke 24:1-12 2 + 2 = 4. Neil Armstrong was the 1st man on the moon. The ratio of your HDL cholesterol to your LDL cholesterol is known as your cardiac risk factor. Facts, facts, facts. Our lives are filled with facts such as these. In school we memorize thousands of facts, and every day we swim in a sea of facts in which we live and move and have our being. Facts about sports games and facts about what... Read more
John 19:38-42 Easter Even or Holy Saturday is a quiet and conflicted day. Sandwiched between the suffering and sadness of Good Friday and the glory and gladness of Easter Sunday, it reminds me of my life in this world. I, too, seem suspended between two worlds that threaten to tear me apart. I still dwell in the world of sin that crucified my Lord, and I still suffer in various ways. Sometimes it even seems as if Easter Sunday never... Read more
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Wednesday of 1st Sunday after Easter – Hebrews 2:9-18
Hebrews 2:9-18 Jesus Christ, the God-man, is a mystery, but thankfully a mystery that God Himself has revealed to us. The God who made Himself man for us continues to amaze and mystify us. More important, He continues to save us! In Chapter 1, the writer of Hebrews composed a superb description of the supremacy and glory of Christ, who is the brightness of God’s glory – because He is God Himself. As with John’s illumination of Christ in the... Read more