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#66 To God Be the Glory (1,2)
#101 His Name is Wonderful
In the Hands of Christ My King
Word of God - Hebrews 2:5-9
Message: “Living Truth Today”
As we continue our study of Hebrews today, I want us to think about “truth”
What is “truth”?
How do we define truth and how do we live in a way that demonstrates truth?
There is one word that is so very powerful for the living of our lives, and it occurs at the very beginning of our text in Hebrews 2:5
The word we see as “for”
The word used is actually “gar” which means “because” or “for (this reason)”
Much like the “therefore” that I always say we need to know what the “therefore is there for”
We need to know what this conjunction “gar” or “because” is connected with or to
In fact, “Gar” or because is directly related to the title of our message today, “Living Truth Today”
Scholars disagree on how far back the connection goes
It is clear to me that the answer is clearly stated next couple verses (Heb.
2:6-8) which are a reference back to Psalm 8:4-6
Suffice it to say that it is because of the argument of the previous section which talks about the Supremacy of Christ as a whole
Because Jesus was more than an angel
Because Jesus became less than an angel
And Because Jesus is NOW more than an angel again
All of this is connected then, to the rest of verse 5, which says Hebrews 2:5
Because of the supremacy of Jesus, God made all things subject to, or under the authority of, Jesus
The question for us today is what does this truth mean for the living of our lives today
The first point I would make is that every story has a timeline
In this case, something happened before the author of Hebrews wrote this passage
And something would happen after the author wrote
We are currently living in what the author referred to as “the world to come”
This is what it means to us
God subjected EVERYTHING that we know in our world today to the power of Jesus
That means there is NOTHING in your life that is not under the power and control of Jesus
There is nothing too big or too small to give over to Jesus’ control
In fact, that’s what Jesus is waiting for
Jesus literally wants us to submit to this truth and let Him lift these burdens from us
Takeaway
Everything is subject to Jesus
I would be wrong to stop there
It’s too superficial
The audience of this epistle, these Israelites were like us
They were looking for something better to come
They were looking for a homeland where their views would be accepted and the “norm”
Don’t we all want and look forward to a time and place where the “old has been set aside and the new has come?”
As Believers, we become a new person in Christ and want the same for others
In this new world or existence to come, that’s where Hebrews 2:8 (a) is truly seen
Hebrews 2:8 (ESV)
8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
We look forward to a world and time when EVERYTHING is not only subject to Jesus’ desires and control
We look forward to everyone being fully submitted to Jesus,
or do we?
If we look forward to this time, why aren’t we personally living that way today?
Have YOU submitted all parts of your life to Jesus?
This is our second takeaway
Takeaway
Everything is Subject to Jesus
Fully Subject Yourself to Jesus
What does it mean to “Fully subject Yourself”?
The simple answer is found in Hebrews 2:8 where it says “nothing is outside His control”
Let me put this into the form of a question
What are you keeping control over?
Everything is either under Jesus’ control or not
Nothing is under joint control
“Is Jesus in control of your remote control?”
“Is Jesus in control of your tongue?”
Is Jesus in full control of your email and social media?
Is Jesus in control of your bank accounts?
Is Jesus in complete control of your thoughts?
A bit of truth, self-disclosure and hope
NONE of us are perfect in all these areas
I am not perfect in all of these areas
I want to draw your attention to Paul’s Second letter tot he Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 5:17
If we are truly and fully a new creation
Then we are no longer holding on to the past
Then we no longer hold a grudge
Have you ever heard the expression “new car smell”?
There is a unique smell that comes from a new car, especially a car with leather seats
I recall being at a car wash service years ago and seeing a little “dangly” to put on your mirror to give your car that “new car smell”
Does that little “dangly” make your car new?
No, masks the smell of the fries that escaped under your seat and the rotting apple or whatever
It’s fake-It covers up
That is where Believers are when they fail to fully submit or subject themselves to Jesus
They may appear to be good on the outside
But something is rotting away inside
And one day the smell will be obvious
So, as we claim to want the new better world to come
Are we being honest about our willingness to let go of those things that God wants to control?
I believe there are enemies to our full submission for all of us
I believe our peace in Christ will not be full and complete until we identify those areas and release them to god
I believe we do not even see ourselves fully, which is why it is not intentional sin
Look at 1 Corinthians 15:25
I believe we must identify those pieces of our lives that we have not turned over to Jesus’ control
We must treat these “holdouts” as enemies of our peace
and I believe that we must openly offer them to Jesus
Which is our acknowledgment that we are subject to Jesus
Where Hebrews 2:8 says that “nothing is outside [Jesus’] control”
This is a TRUTH of the Scripture for everyone
So, we must make sure that we live in that knowledge
It is a mark of our spiritual maturity when we identify these areas of our lives and release them to Jesus
Clearly, Hebrews tells us that we do NOT see everything now
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