Monday 9 Jan 2023

January 9: Hebrews 1:1-6

Key Verse: Hebrews 1:5
For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father’? Or again, ‘I will be his Father, and he will be my Son’?

Devotion:
Have you ever really thought about what it means to be called a child of God? During the Old Testament days God spoke to the people via a select few prophets whose task it was to tell the people what God was saying and wanting. But then God chose to bring His own Son to live amongst us and to teach mankind directly… who do you think has listened more intently, the people of the Old Testament, The people of the New Testament or people nowadays?

It is a sad thing people continue to be stubborn and not listen to God. It is also a sad thing people do not believe others who are trying to tell them the truth about God! How many of the prophets were talked ill of, judged by others or set upon by the crowds? We see and read the words of the major prophets because we have those words written down for us in our Bibles – but we don’t always listen to all of Gods people…

God spoke audibly to make sure people knew that Jesus was His Son; and yet many of the leaders of the church at that time rejected Him because they did not personally hear those words spoken in front of others. It was their choice to not believe in Jesus and theirs alone.

We have the same choice for ourselves. We can believe the Old Testament Scriptures. We can believe the New Testament Gospels and letters. We can believe other people of God as they speak to us. Or we can reject these things and so reject God. It is our choice and we need to make it, one way or the other.

Points to Ponder:
Have you made your choices?

Will you believe in Jesus the Son of God?