Heb 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the
heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus;
It seems that the author of Hebrews wrote this epistle with
such a love for souls. There is such
power in love. There is power in the
love of a mother, of a child, of the Church, of the Lord Jesus Christ… There is such a power! As I read this over and over again, I could
feel the love of God reaching through the author.
It was like if I would have an opportunity to talk to a
prodigal or wayward individual and try to convey to them all that had been done
to make the benefits of a home and education available to them. The love of parents!
This is a totally different account. God wanted to show to us as holy
brethren. We live in a society where
since people are hurt or injured they will become a recluse or always hold up a
shield so that they won’t be near anyone.
There has been placed in every one of our lives rocks that
have brought pain. We can choose to
build a shell around us, “Loving brought pain so I will never love again.” Then we realize that there is a great lack in
our life if we never have relationships especially with the brethren.
Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling: mothers and grandmothers, fathers and
grandfathers, that is such a high calling.
It is a high calling to be a sister or a brother. How different the life would be if they would
submit to the conviction of God.
Then he wanted us to change our thought pattern to consider
the Apostle and High Priest of our profession Jesus Christ.
An invalid school teacher wrote the beautiful song, “More
about Jesus would I learn.” There is not
one invalid in our audience tonight. We
are blessed to have the author call us holy brethren.
“Wherefore:” In other words, since I have brought you to
this point, I can say this.
In chapter one we see that God spoke in the old times by the
inspiration of the prophets. How many
times has our weary soul been watered from the same water that came out of the
rock that Moses struck?
We have cried out, “God, I need wisdom and strength.” God takes us to Proverbs 8, “Wisdom and
strength is He.” You can feel like a wet
noodle until God speaks strength.
I am concerned with what is happening to people that God
speaks to and they are not taking heed.
God said, “My spirit will not always strive with man.” There are some wicked individuals in this world. When God turns people over to a reprobate
mind that is another story.
For those that you and I feel confident that God is speaking
to them and they don’t do anything about it, may your obedience to the Word of
God speaking to you, be a light and a conviction to everyone around you because
of your carefulness as holy brethren.
Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers
manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb 1:2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the
worlds;
Heb 1:3
Who being the brightness of his
glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high;
I feel volumes could be written on this scripture. Think of the volume of the son of God and the
personal contact that you and I have had with Him. To think that we have the awesome privilege
of contacting the very Son of God that sits on the right hand of majesty. All he has to do is speak His Word and worlds
are formed. When we catch a glimpse of
the Son of God and the blessings that are ours, our faith is increased.
We have some cups that are supposed to be designed to not
leak. It is probably a good design but
it does leak. If it is sitting on a flat
surface then you don’t have anything to worry about.
I think of days that are tough. Our path seems rocky. Health is down, emotions are down. The body is worn; the mind has a hard time
getting it all together. “God fill my
cup. I can have a full cup of
expectation.” I envision taking that cup
and saying, “God fill this cup with expectation.”
God is God. It
doesn’t matter how I feel our how the enemy is contesting us. What God has promised, He has the power to
fulfill.
Heb 1:4
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they.
The angels have a definite work but there are some things
that only the Son of God can do.
Heb 1:5
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this
day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be
to me a Son?
I can feel the tenderness of God when he said, “I will be
His father.”
God is the father to His only begotten Son. He is the eternal God. He is the God of this Son. This same Father, this same Son, and the Holy
Spirit of God chose the plan of adoption for all prodigals.
What is so awesome is that He doesn’t refer to us as “the
adopted one.” You and I adopted but not
treated as adopted!
God, send laborers into the harvest field! Can you imagine whole families and not one
person even trying to be a Christian?
Not one truly saved and sanctified holy brother in the family. It is a reality. I am burdened.
“I will be His father.”
Isn’t it wonderful that it didn’t stop there? There is something in the heart of God and in
the heart of Jesus that they want all of us to have a Father and to have a
fellowship: to be holy brethren unified.
Heb 1:6
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he
saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Heb 1:7
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his
ministers a flame of fire.
God spoke of the angels as His ministers. The torch can be a torch of love and of
protection. They are ministering
spirits. They minister to us.
To the Son, “Thy throne is forever and ever.”
Heb 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a
sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre
of thy kingdom.
There is one thing that is sure of all the things that have
come and gone, the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. When you and I go to the Son, the Holy
Spirit, and the Father in prayer we say, “As far as I know everything is right
and I am obeying the Word of God line upon line and precept upon precept.” Then He holds out that scepter.
Heb 1:9
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows.
What a beautiful example to love only righteousness and hate
iniquity.
Romans chapter one is a chapter that deals with such
untimely things that they can never be spoken of in mixed crowds. Hate sin, but have wisdom to know what to
talk about. Don’t put in these pure
minds evil. There is nothing worse than
falsely accusing someone.
He hated iniquity and the father gave Him an anointing the
oil of gladness. God wants every one of
us to have this anointing.
We are living in sad times.
We could all have doom and gloom 24 hours a day. I am not going to. If the Son of man faced the cross with the
oil of gladness, then I can be happy in an unhappy situation and stay there.
Heb 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the
heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus;
Contemplate, examine, scrutinize, investigate, ponder. I believe that my life can be better tomorrow
if I will consider Jesus more in my life.
He is the High Priest.
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