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I hope you find as much enjoyment out of going through the book of Hebrews as I do preparing for these sermons.
It is so spiritually refreshing to sit down and study through God’s word to see what He has to say to me.
I just wish that time allowed for me to share with you everything that He shows me during my time of studying the Bible.
That’s one reason why it is so crucial for all of us to study God’s word privately, because there is no way you can get your daily dose of God just by listening to me for twenty-five or thirty minutes.
So as your pastor, I truly pray that you are spending time every day reading the best book that was ever written.
And out of this entire amazing Bible, the book of Hebrews is one of the most outstanding.
I’m not sure if it’s okay to rank books of the Bible, so I’m not going to say that it’s better than another book, just know that your pastor thinks that Hebrews has a wealth of gold for our lives.
Last week’s passage was no exception.
The writer reminded us that all people naturally drift away from God, and we would be crazy to neglect the salvation offered through Jesus Christ.
And this week’s passage continues to make the case for Christ.
This week’s passage focuses on how Jesus is a truly amazing counselor, because He understands the stuff we are going through, and He has the power to help us.
And as we’re thinking about counselors, I know that you all know just as well as I do that there are some really bad counselors out there.
I’m not going to ask you to raise your hand if you’ve watched these people; but there are many talk show hosts like Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Maury who give a whole lot of advice that isn’t worth a hill of beans.
Or you can dig even lower in the barrel and find a guy like Jerry Springer.
You know, Jason and I get along pretty well, but if we did have an argument, do you honestly think I would go to a guy like Jerry Springer?
Can you just imagine us on there getting into a fist fight?
But we live in a world that loves to hear bad counselors.
And no doubt, one of the reasons some of these people are such bad counselors is that they really have no idea what you’re going through.
But the Bible says in Hebrews chapter two verses five through eighteen that Jesus knows exactly what we’re going through, because He became just like us in every way.
So if you’re not already there, I ask you to turn in your Bibles to Hebrews two, and we’ll be reading verses five through eighteen.
Again, Hebrews 2:5-18.
“For unto the angels hath He not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
But one in a certain place testified, saying, ‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands.
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.’
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him.
But now we see not yet all things put under him.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
For it became Him, for Whom are all things, and by Whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For both He that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of One: for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, ‘I will declare Thy name unto My brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto Thee.’
And again, ‘I will put my trust in Him.’
And again, ‘Behold I and the children which God hath given Me.’ Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.
Wherefore in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.”
Let’s pray.
The morning’s sermon is called “The Savior Who Knows Our Struggles.”
As we’re looking through this passage, I think the easiest way to understand it is to break it down into three points.
Point number one is “The Promise.”
Point number two is “The Adoption.”
And point number three is “The Mediation.”
So without any further ado, let’s look at what God’s word has for us this morning.
Point #1: The Promise
Point number one encompasses all of verses five through eight, but for now, let’s read just verse five again.
“For unto the angels hath He not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.”
What is this verse talking about?
Well, the author is saying that angels are not going to be the recipients of the new Heaven and the new Earth.
Two weeks ago we talked about how angels are essentially ministering spirits that God sends out to do His bidding.
As such, they will not be the rulers of the new world.
So if it’s not angels that God puts in charge of the new Earth, then who is it?
Well, to see the answer to that, we need to look at verses six through eight again.
“But one in a certain place testified, saying, ‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands.
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.’
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him.
But now we see not yet all things put under him.”
In this verse, did you catch who the writer says will be in charge of God’s creation in the new world?
It’s us! Hopefully your Bibles have footnotes that point out where a verse is quoted from, because these verses are a direct quotation of Psalms 8:4-6.
In Psalm 8, David is looking up into the night sky, and when he sees the beauty of the moon and the radiance of the stars, he is simply taken aback at the place God has given mankind.
And it really is amazing, isn’t it?
Just think.
God has made an entire universe of galaxies, pulsars, quasars, black holes, and supernovas.
And yet, in the midst of a universe that even our smartest scientists cannot grasp, God has said that we are His prize creation.
That thought is truly humbling.
To think that the God of the universe looks at you, and then He looks at the most beautiful star in the sky, and He says that you are more precious to Him.
I don’t understand it, but I sure do love it!
And notice some of the things that David says about man.
First, He is in awe that God even thinks about mankind, but then notice what David says.
David says that God has visited man.
It’s amazing how prophetic David is in some of His psalms.
David was probably talking about how God had visited Moses and gave Him the law, or about how God had visited Elijah in a still, small voice.
But aren’t you glad that one time, about two thousand years ago, God not only visited, but He stayed awhile?
After David says that God visited mankind, He said that man has been made just a little lower than the angels, and that God has crowned mankind with glory and honor, and has put all things in subjection under Him.
Those are some pretty impressive things, aren’t they?
And yet, it doesn’t always seem like all things are in subjection to us, does it?
I mean, whenever Paul’s arm is hurting, when Morris’s neck is bothering him, when Stacy’s back is bothering her, or when Cary’s lupus is acting up; they probably don’t sit back and think about how all things are in subjection to us.
So what is going on here?
Well, look at how the author finishes up verse eight.
“But now we see not yet all things put under him.”
What does this mean?
This means that all of the stuff that David talked about; well, it hasn’t been fulfilled 100% yet!
I mean, in a certain way all things have been subjected to us.
Clearly we are at the top of the food chain.
We have been given the privilege to harvest food from the seas, drill oil from beneath the ground, and even fly rocket ships through space.
And yet, things have not been truly subjected to us, because of what happened in the Garden of Eden.
When Adam and Eve sinned, they really messed up the great plan that God had for us.
So what does that make verses six through eight?
Whenever David says that God is mindful of man and God has crowned man with glory and honor, and yet we can see with our eyes that that is not always apparent; how can we understand this?
What does it mean that God has subjected all of creation to us human beings?
Well church, it’s a promise of our future!
It is a promise that one day, all of creation will be given over to us to protect and to use for our benefit.
I don’t want to speculate too much, but in my mind’s eye, that means that astronauts will be able to go much, much farther than the moon.
I believe that the beauty of the entire universe will be put in our charge.
So as we are thinking about this theme of Christ understanding our suffering, the first thing that will help us as a church is to know that one day, there isn’t going to be any more suffering.
No more financial troubles, no more pain, no more disease, no more losing a loved one.
While suffering is a horrible thing, for Christians, it is not going to last forever!
So point number one is that mankind has been promised a very, very bright future.
Now of course, you know full and well that this bright future is only promised for Christians.
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