This past Sunday, David taught on Hebrews 1:1-4, speaking about Jesus Christ himself, the radiance that He is of God’s glory, and the supremacy of Christ in our lives as Lord and Savior.
I don’t think that I have ever been to any type of church service where the pastor spoke only about whom Jesus is and His lordship over our lives. His lordship and supremacy in our lives should bring us joy! As John Piper said, “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” The deep love of The Father is immeasurable. Lately I have been tested to trust in God’s mighty love and grace more than my own strength. Sometimes when I am at war with sin in my life and in shame and guilt, I forget Jesus. I get so caught up in scripture and memorizing verses to protect myself. (That thought, “protect myself”, is something I struggle with. I try to fight solo and tend to focus more on scripture that encourages and declares we are not to partake in the delights of this world than the love of Jesus Christ and his amazing, merciful, forgiving, compassionate, careful, and mighty authority in my life. That if I follow HIM, and depend on HIM, and love only HIM, I will not gratify the desires of my flesh.) I believe that memorizing verses, praying, and being held accountable by colleagues all are tools that we should use to put sin to death, but without the remembrance and trust of Jesus Christ (that He has reconciled us with The Father by His blood) fighting sin, and the guilt and shame that it brings, is useless.
When I think about how God even spoke to us at all after man disobeyed and sin infected the earth humbles me. That after the fall of man, God being rich in mercy, still spoke to this dirty human race; and sacrificed His spotless lamb for mud. “How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure, that He should give His only Son, to make a wretch His treasure.”
"He is the radiance of the glory of God.”
--Colton Moore - C3 Member
