“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” (Hebrews 1:3)
Jesus is so much more than the baby in the manger and the Lamb suffering on the cross – though we would all be lost if he had not done those things. It’s how he provided “purification for sins” (our only hope of forgiveness and helplessness).
Jesus also told his followers, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.” He is the face – and the indescribable glow (“radiance”) – of God.
But he’s not merely the poster boy for the Trinity. He is also unfathomably powerful, “sustaining” or “holding together” . . . everything. Without him doing that right now, we would all be lost, scattered molecules in the memory of a cosmic wind.
And he does all of it from his seat right now in heaven, at the right hand of “the Majesty,” perfect in power, full of love, and endless.
Think: Do you tend to think of Jesus more as man or as God? Is it possible to think of him as being fully both of those at the same time? How could you make more room in your mind to picture him as God?
Pray: Praise Jesus for being the radiance of God’s glory, the exact representation of his being, and for sustaining all things by his powerful word.
Do: This verse says Jesus is right now at the right hand of the Father. Ask a few of your Christian friends where they think Jesus is right now.