Passage Read: Hebrews 1-2
Meditation Verses: 1:2-4
Thought
The writer of Hebrews starts off with one message: Jesus is far greater than any angel, so we had better listen to Him. He is greater because He is the exact representation of God. He created and sustains all things. He was tested and proven and shown perfect by His obedience, even to death. He has been entrusted with all God's creation, to rule over it. He is better and greater than any and all angels, so He is the only one we really need to listen to. The angels loyal to God confirm and affirm all that Jesus taught. But there have been many angels who rebelled and have gone out into the world to deceive mankind. Every false god and every idol is ultimately a representation of a deceiving angel. Every distortion of Christianity initiated or inspired by angels is done so by angels who will be and already are eternally accursed.
Application
Any angel that comes and does not speak in agreement with what Jesus has taught, that angel is a liar and I don't need to fear him; I need to ignore him. Jesus is God's Son and God's appointed heir of all creation and the ultimate authority on God His Father, so I need to listen to, trust and obey everything He says. I need to keep that straight, or else I risk losing everything.