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Why Jesus?
If you are a Christian you might find this question offensive.
If you are not a christian maybe this is the question you are trying to answer.
But to a Christian, this is not something you question.
I’m not asking you to question why we worship Jesus, I am asking you to observe it.
Why?
Because that is precisely what the author of Hebrews is asking the readers to do.
Read Heb 2:5-8
Out of all of God’s creation, it was Christ that God chose to save us.
The issue here might have been angel worship, but thin about us today and all the “things” the world honors over Christ.
The author is keeping their focus on Christ as he shows His glory.
Verse 6: author refers them to a psalm to support his point about Christ.
In order for us to understand the point the author is making let’s consider the psalm he is referencing.
(Psalm 8:4-6)
Psalm 8
Ps 8:1-3 = This is a Psalm (song) of WORSHIP!!!!
You might recognize it because it is still a worship song!!!
Ps 8:3 – important segue into our reference
Consider the power of God
How often do you stop and just consider God’s greatness, sovereignty?
How often do you look at creation and consider, “ God made this.”
Not only did God make this but look at the
Consider the magnitude of God’s creation.
One of the great tragedies, and hindrances in the world (even in some churches) is the lack of authentic worship of God.
God is my buddy
In order to make God more appealing, approachable, like-able
We make like us.
God is NOT like us, but He does love us.
What is man that you are mindful of him
How, God, could I even be a thought that crosses you mind.
Or the Son of man that you care for Him.
Not only do you think about be
You sent you son to live among us!!!!
God thinks about us and He came to us!!!
Jesus left heaven and took His place “a little lower than the angels.”
(then) “Crowned Him with glory and honor.”
I praise you for your greatness, and I praise for your amazing love.
From that place of worship let’s consider the reality of who Jesus Christ is.
In Hebrews we are being asked to consider:
What does it mean that God put “Everything is in subjection to Him.” ?
“He left nothing out of His control.”
We understand Christ is sovereign but we don’t really “see” Christ as sovereign.
What we can see is a fallen world.
We worship Christ for who He is not what we see.
We want something tangible to worship.
So did the pharisees, “show us a sign.”
Why Jesus?
next question (closing question)
We know that we are the church.
Why does the church exist?
We exist because of this amazing love that God has for us.
We exist because God wants so must more for us.
We exist because God was satisfied with us going our own way.
We exist because Jesus loved us enough to pay our price for us.
We exist to let other people know that.
We individually exist for a relationship with God.
Our relationship involves our worship of God.
We collectively exist so other can know what is being offered to them.
Evangelism, like our faith, becomes mechanical when we lose our first love.
We lose our first love when we forget why we love Him in the first place.
If you don’t routinely ask yourself why Jesus, you will be tempted to forget the answer.
Then what kind of message are you sharing.
It’s an empty message…and that probably why you don’t share it.
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