Hebrews 1:1-12 English Standard Version

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son,  today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

“I will be to him a father,  and he shall be to me a son”?

6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”

7 Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.”

8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you  with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

10 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, 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 like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.”

Yesterday it was said that cooperation is at the core of any good relationship. How can one cooperate if we are not talking to one another?

Let us begin communicating with God and see what He has to say to us.

Philippians 4:7 English Standard Version (ESV) And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

If we trust God then we do not have to understand how the peace of God accomplishes the protection of the heart and mind. We just have to believe it does.

How keenly are we aware of the peace of God in our lives?

Have we replaced it with what we deem to be necessary to secure our place in the world?

That could be a portfolio, a big house, a position at work or the respect of others.

Ask Job how that went for him. A good friend wrestles with me over the context of the book of Job but I think we both appreciate this one verse.

Job 1:22 English Standard Version (ESV) In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

There are people in this world that find someone else to blame for their misfortune. If it isn’t mom and dad, it might be a brother or sister. If not family it might be society in general or politics. When they runout of people to blame they tend to blame God even when they do not believe in God.

My observation is that people who live that way end up dying alone.

God placed love in our hearts to share love, to love and be loved. 

Deuteronomy 6:5 English Standard Version (ESV) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

It begins in the heart, then the soul, then strength. So many of us focus on the mind as a center of choice but spiritually the center of choice is the heart. Before anyone gets all new covenant on me, allow me to remind everyone what standards were set in the Old Covenant. We did not have the strength to keep covenant with God in the Old Testament so He gave us His Son to live in our hearts by faith in order to keep this New covenant.

He is that perfect love, Agape. Since Jesus reigns in our heart, Agape love makes the right choices for us. Now it is just a matter of Him working in us to convince our human minds that He has made the right choices.

Our soul is composed of the mind, will and emotions that operate in our human condition. We still have free will but as in any good relationship cooperation is the best way.