Men and angels were created and
ordained for different responsibilities. Angels were created to worship God,
and to minister to those who will inherit salvation. For to which of the angels
did God ever say, "You are My Son; today I have begotten you. Or again,
"I will be his Father, and he will be My Son"?
Again, to which of the angels did
God ever say, "Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool
for your feet" (Hebrews
1:5, 13).
But to Jesus He said: "Your
throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the
scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, Your God, has set You above your companions by anointing You
with the oil of joy" (Hebrews
1:8-9).
Man's present situation is, "We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Both the one who makes men holy and
those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call
them brothers. He says, "I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the
presence of the congregation I will sing Your praises." And again, "I
will put My trust in Him." And again He says, "Here am I and the
children God has given Me" (Hebrews 2:9-13).
This is what triggers the
jealousy, the envy, the hatred, the animosity in Satan against human beings. Consider
a being which the bible described as, "The model of perfection, full of
wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God: every
precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and
jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl; your settings and mountings were made of
gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.
You were anointed as a guardian
cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked
among the fiery stones. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were
created till wickedness was found in you" (Ezekiel 28:12-15).
Consider what is going on in the
mind of a being created with such splendor, now cast down to the earth, to be
dominated by man who was formed from the dust of the ground! What is even more
outstanding is that, man was created in the image and likeness of God.
Signifying that, apart from being destined to have the same characteristics as
God, they are destined to be one with God.
In praying for all believers
Jesus said, "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who
will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one. Father,
just as You in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world
may believe that You have sent Me: I have given them the glory that you gave
Me, that they may be one as We are One: I, in them; and You in Me" (John 17:20-23).
Believers are God's workmanship,
signifying that they are the materials, and the finished product which God is
creating. They are regarded as God's field, God's building, and fellow workers
with Him. (1Corinthians
3:9).
The work that is being done is in
Jesus Christ, whose body is God’s spiritual temple, and believers are part of
that body. God's plan began with Jesus Christ in the Father, mankind in Jesus
Christ, Jesus Christ in the believer, and God the Father in Jesus Christ. This
completes the construction of God's spiritual temple, and God's purpose for
man.
Therefore, let us not loose heart
in going through this spiritual battle. Although outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For, our light and momentary
troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So
we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen: For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2Corinthians 4:16-18).
May the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of glory, give us a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in
the knowledge of Him; having the eyes of our hearts enlightened, that we may know
what is the hope to which He has called us, what are the riches of His glorious
inheritance in the saints: And what is the immeasurable greatness of His power
in us who believe, according to the working of His great might which He
accomplished in Christ when He raised Him from the dead : And made Him sit at His
right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power
and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also
in that which is to come.
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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