16 May 2020

Hebrews 1:4-2:4

So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

 

The Son superior to angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

‘You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father’?

Or again,

‘I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son’?

And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,

‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’

In speaking of the angels he says,

‘He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.’

But about the Son he says,

‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
    a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing you with the oil of joy.’

10 He also says,

‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
    and your years will never end.’

13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

‘Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet’?

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

 

Warning to pay attention

2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, the giver of all good things, grant that by Your holy inspiration we may think those things hat are good, and by Your merciful guidance may perform them; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.