Today's scripture is Hebrews 1:3, where the author wrote, "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." What a great verse of scripture! I must limit my comments on this verse by focusing on just a portion of it today.
The Hebrew writer echos the great truth spoken by Jesus Himself. In John's Gospel we see Jesus saying, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father" and "I and the Father are one". In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the Apostle Paul was inspired to write that Jesus was "the image of God" and in Colossians 2:9 that "in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form". We have both an invitation and an admonition to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ".
As the writer to the Hebrews proclaimed, Jesus is the radiance of the glory of God. Perhaps it was not meant to be so, but I see this in two ways. The glory of God radiates from His Son and His Son is the essence of the glory that radiates from God. The Son is not simply like the Father. He is the "exact" representation of His nature. The nature of God, in every particular detail is represented in His Son. Would we dare to know God more intimately? May we grow in our knowledge of His Son. What a privilege is ours!
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