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Monday... But Jesus is different.


Monday... But Jesus is different. Oh how we need to realize that today!

It is so easy to read about Jesus and see Him only as a good man as a good friend. And He is that but He is more than that.

I was reading yesterday in Psalm 45:6 - 7 (NLT), "Your throne, O God, endured forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice. You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than anyone else." And then today, I read in Hebrews 1:8-9, "But to the Son, he says, 'Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice. You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than anyone else.'"

Hebrews 1:1&2 (MSG), "Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God's nature. He holds everything together by what he says - powerful words."

He then gives a clue in verses 3-5 as to who the Son is. "After he finished the sacrifice for sins, the Son took his honored high place in the heavens above, far higher than any angel in rank and rule. Did God ever say to an angel, 'You're my Son, today I celebrate you' or 'I'm his Father, he's my Son.'? When he presents his honored Son to the world he says, 'All angels must worship him." And all of us too!

Jesus is more than just a friend. He is that but we must really see Him for who He is, He is the Son, the Son of God. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning
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