{"id":15196,"date":"2020-10-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/urc\/urc-daily-devotionmonday-26th-october-2020"},"modified":"2020-10-26T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T06:00:00","slug":"urc-daily-devotion-monday-26th-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/index.php\/urc-daily-devotion-monday-26th-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"URC Daily Devotion\u00a0Monday 26th October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday 26th October 2020 – Hebrews – The Final Revelation of God\u2019s Glory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hebrews 1: 1 – 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,  but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,  whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God\u2019s glory and the exact imprint of God\u2019s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflection<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The letter to the Hebrews is a one-off surprise book of Scripture.  <\/span><\/p>\n

No introduction, no greetings, no information about who is writing it or why it’s being written?  Not really a letter at all, really?  Just \u2018bang\u2019 straight into the text, the argument, the message. <\/span>
 
And what a message!  It\u2019s almost as if the writer hasn\u2019t got the time or patience for such niceties and just wants to jolly well get on with telling the reader about the main and sole topic of the letter i.e. Jesus?<\/span><\/p>\n

The book is effectively a bridge between the apparently very different Covenants recorded in the Old and New Testaments, with that same Jesus portrayed as the new, better and perfect Covenant \u2026 and then excitedly, though methodically and logically, telling us how God\u2019s Covenant is fulfilled in Jesus.  <\/span><\/p>\n

The one who is the \u2018very imprint of God\u2019s very being\u2019 is portrayed as the  absolute supreme person in all the holy writings that make up our Scriptures:  Greater than Moses and the other Prophets, superior to Angels, higher than any High Priest \u2026 and how the death on the cross was a greater-that-ever-before and a once-and-unrepeatable Sacrifice.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to the breathless excitement of the Letter to the Hebrews!<\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As we start our journey into the writer\u2019s understanding of your Son, Jesus the Christ, may our hearts and minds be opened to the mystery, wonder and glory of you as Creator and Covenant-setter, Saviour and ever-present Comforter.  Amen <\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday 26th October 2020 – Hebrews – The Final Revelation of God\u2019s Glory Hebrews 1: 1 – 4 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,  but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,  whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom … <\/p>\n

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