Hebrews 1:5-14 | What's the lesson for me today?
Consider Your Ways
I believe there is a very important exercise that has taken place in this chapter that we would do well to employ ourselves. Every voice that speaks into their lives is called into question in comparison of the Son. The influences of their fathers, the prophets, and even the angels were brought into comparison of the Son. Are we willing to do the same?
5 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!
-Haggai 1:5
-Haggai 1:5
We live in a society of a thousand voices. Everything is fighting for our attention and everything is fighting to be the greatest influence in our lives. Some of us may not even realize the depth of influence has on us. So let us compare some of the greatest voices in our lives that are shaping us.
Media
Have you considered how much media has shaped your thoughts? Political media causes us to have an us versus them mentality that Scripture does not outline. Social media is an a self-idolizing platform. We have somehow been convinced that it is not a strange thing to have an entire webpage on the internet dedicated entirely to ourselves. Many of us have multiple pages dedicated to ourselves. Without even realizing it, we are training ourselves that it is right to self-exalt. What does Scripture have to say about selfish-ambition? Certainly not the same message that we learn from media. Media also teaches us to fear. Scripture teaches us to fear the Lord.
Music
Our music choices are almost like family to people. You don't question their taste in music. What is the role that music takes in Scripture? Certainly not what we have made it today. Most music today is once again self-exalting. Otherwise it sings about things that should never be uttered out of the mouths of believers. We make excuses surrounding our own preferences to keep us from delighting in worship music. That is because we have been trained to believe that my preference matters more than the worship and exaltation of the Lord.
Tradition
We have always done it this way or that way. But again, do we consult what the Son has to say about it? Tradition is not always bad, but it was tradition that kept the Pharisees from seeing Jesus for Who He was. We can fall for the same trap.
Family
Now this is a sensitive subject for many. But families have held back so many from the faith for millennia. For most of us, our family's have the greatest influence on our lives. That is by design. But the extent to which that goes begins to challenge the Word of God. We can assume that just because our family has done it a certain way, that way is right. Don't take familiarity and make it law. Don't take what is comfortable and assume it is right. Subject these voices to the Lord.
Media
Have you considered how much media has shaped your thoughts? Political media causes us to have an us versus them mentality that Scripture does not outline. Social media is an a self-idolizing platform. We have somehow been convinced that it is not a strange thing to have an entire webpage on the internet dedicated entirely to ourselves. Many of us have multiple pages dedicated to ourselves. Without even realizing it, we are training ourselves that it is right to self-exalt. What does Scripture have to say about selfish-ambition? Certainly not the same message that we learn from media. Media also teaches us to fear. Scripture teaches us to fear the Lord.
Music
Our music choices are almost like family to people. You don't question their taste in music. What is the role that music takes in Scripture? Certainly not what we have made it today. Most music today is once again self-exalting. Otherwise it sings about things that should never be uttered out of the mouths of believers. We make excuses surrounding our own preferences to keep us from delighting in worship music. That is because we have been trained to believe that my preference matters more than the worship and exaltation of the Lord.
Tradition
We have always done it this way or that way. But again, do we consult what the Son has to say about it? Tradition is not always bad, but it was tradition that kept the Pharisees from seeing Jesus for Who He was. We can fall for the same trap.
Family
Now this is a sensitive subject for many. But families have held back so many from the faith for millennia. For most of us, our family's have the greatest influence on our lives. That is by design. But the extent to which that goes begins to challenge the Word of God. We can assume that just because our family has done it a certain way, that way is right. Don't take familiarity and make it law. Don't take what is comfortable and assume it is right. Subject these voices to the Lord.
25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
-Luke 14:25-27
-Luke 14:25-27
There are undoubtedly more voices that we ought to bring into subjection and compare with the greatness and authority of the Son. I pray that we can all do that and learn to value the Son as the writer of Hebrews is leading us to do. So then I must ask the question for you. What other voices should we compare the Son too?
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