The writer of Hebrews starts out with some straight up facts.
"Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature. He holds everything together by what he says—powerful words!" (Hebrews 1:1-3)
Have you ever had a handful of items and tried to unlock and open your door without dropping any of the items. It could have been groceries, marbles, or kids. Whatever it is, I usually drop something.
Or perhaps you've been holding a lot of stress within. You just keep saying to yourself, 'Self, keep it together.' And then at just the wrong moment, you lose it.
God is able to do what we can not. That shouldn't be a surprise, but still we try to hold everything together. God can actually hold everything together. And He does it with words...powerful words, according to Hebrews. I can't even get my kids to stop beating on each other by simply asking them. I have, on more than one occasion, had to physically rip them apart.
But God holds everything together with His words. That makes sense, since He spoke creation into existence with words. So perhaps, instead of trying to do what I know I cannot, I should rest easy in God's promises, knowing He has the final word.
"Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature. He holds everything together by what he says—powerful words!" (Hebrews 1:1-3)
Have you ever had a handful of items and tried to unlock and open your door without dropping any of the items. It could have been groceries, marbles, or kids. Whatever it is, I usually drop something.
Or perhaps you've been holding a lot of stress within. You just keep saying to yourself, 'Self, keep it together.' And then at just the wrong moment, you lose it.
God is able to do what we can not. That shouldn't be a surprise, but still we try to hold everything together. God can actually hold everything together. And He does it with words...powerful words, according to Hebrews. I can't even get my kids to stop beating on each other by simply asking them. I have, on more than one occasion, had to physically rip them apart.
But God holds everything together with His words. That makes sense, since He spoke creation into existence with words. So perhaps, instead of trying to do what I know I cannot, I should rest easy in God's promises, knowing He has the final word.
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