CROWNED WITH GLORY
Saturday, October 8th, 2011It is not to angels that He has subjected the
world to come, about which we are speaking.
But there is a place where someone has testified:
“What is man that You are mindful of Him, the
son of man that You care for him?
You made him a little lower than the angels;
You crowned him with glory and honor
and put everything under his feet.”
In putting everything under him, God left
nothing that is not subject to him.
Yet at present we do not see everything
subject to him. But we see Jesus, Who was made
a little lower than the angels, now crowned
with glory and honor because He suffered death,
so that by the grace of God He might taste death
for everyone.
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that
God, for Whom and through Whom everything
exists, should make the author of their salvation
perfect through suffering. Both the One Who makes
men holy and those who are made holy are from
the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call
them brothers.
He says,
“I will declare Your name to My brothers.
In the presence of the congregation I will sing
Your praises.”
And again,
“I will put my trust in Him.”
And again He says,
“Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
Since the children have flesh and blood,
He too shared in their humanity so that by
His death He might destroy him who holds
the power of death- that is, the devil-
and free those who all their lives were held in
slavery by their fear of death. For surely
it is not angels He helps, but Abraham’s descendants.
For this reason He had to be made like His brothers
in every way, in order that he might become a
merciful and faithful high priest in service to God,
and that He might make atonement for the sins of
the people. Because He Himself suffered when He was
tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
(Hebrews 2.5-18).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!