Our Response to Divinity

Part 4 of 7

In the last few posts, we have seen the writer to the Hebrews defend the source of his faith with fervency, clarity and void of compromise. He knew without a doubt that Jesus was so much more than a prophet, or a mere angel. He knew that Jesus' "Sonship" did not at all take away from His divine equality with His Father; divine Sonship is on such a higher plane than mere human sonship. The writer stood his ground, and what a difficult task to overcome in the light of such religious opposition.

Such wonderful truth, as has been presented in the first chapter of Hebrews, is the anti-venom needed to soothe the wounds enforced by Jewish disbelief and persecution.

The writer penned such words in hopes that his readers would be released from their blindness and see the great vastness of Jesus, their Messiah, and His all-sufficient sacrifice.

In short, he proved Jesus' divinity to them, in order to solicit a response. He didn't want the Hebrews to remain spiritually idle, even with their newfound discoveries. He, and God, wanted a response from them. And what should our response be?

"...THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard , lest at any time we should let them slip" (Heb 2:1).

It amazes me how there are some who can readily admit the divinity of Christ Jesus, yet so passively ignore or take lightly the very Words of life uttered from His lips! What a sad oxymoron! If He indeed is God (which we have before seen proven), then we should devote ALL of our attention to Him, and listen to what He has to say.

He indeed has spoken, and we are to be taking heed. What things, exactly, have we heard? What is the writer referring to here in Hebrews 2:1?

He is speaking of the testimony spoken by the Lord Jesus; the very things they probably heard with their own ears, or from the original apostles. Because of Jesus' proven divinity, we should therefore attend diligently to His holy dictations: both His encouragements and His warnings. We should never pick and choose which words we would like to take heed to. Rather, because Jesus is God, every orated drop from His lips should be greedily fought for, and absorbed as a deer faint of water. We should hear the whole doctrine of Christ with care, candour, and deep concern (Acts 20:27). We ought to hear the word and "keep it" (Lk 8:15); let His life-altering sayings "sink down" into our ears (Lk 9:44); and keep His greater law as the apple of our eyes (Prov 7:1-2).

The writer to the Hebrews seemed to believe that some may be inclined to neglect the words spoken by Jesus, one of such humble appearances. Judaizers would urge that the Old Testament had been given by the interposition of angels, and was therefore MORE worthy of attention. The Hebrew author, however, exhorts otherwise. If what was spoken by angels under the Old Testament dispensation claimed attention and regard, how much MORE should that be regarded which was spoken by the Lord Jesus, who had just been proven to be the very Son of God, and equal to the Father (Heb 2:2). God bore Him witness of such Sonship with signs, wonders, miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit (Heb 2:4), which never have so greatly accredited any ministry of a mere angel or prophet. Who ought we to give the "more earnest heed" to?

Clearly, the proper response to such proven glorious divinity is our wholehearted devotion, adoration and attention to Jesus of Nazareth as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Don't you agree?

To Be Continued...