Hebrews 2:5-9 | What's the lesson for me today?

Reading through this passage has given me pause. We have discussed the excellence of Christ, the authority of God, and even stopped to worship the Lord. I question within myself, have I actually stopped just to be in awe of God and give thanks in quiet meditation for the work that He has accomplished?

The Psalm that is quoted asks a very deep question unto the Lord. Truly, what is man the God Almighty would be mindful of Him? Why should God not only consider man, but take care of man? I am caused to sit back and ponder this reality that God truly does consider us. He truly cares for us and has made for us to have dominion. He has included us on this divine plan of restoration. You'd imagine that if someone were to go through all the trouble that the Lord were going through for man, that must mean that man is incredibly valuable. I don't see it that way.

I remember when I had first gotten a cell phone. There was truly nothing impressive about it other than the fact that it was a phone that functioned like a phone. I could call and text on it. There was one day that I had misplaced my phone. My heart sank into my stomach. I was panicking and worrying that I may never find it. I tore apart my room looking for it. I was pulling cushions off of the couch hoping to find it. I was in tears and in shambles. One might think that with all the trouble I was going through to find this phone, it must be worth some insane value. On the contrary, it wasn't worth much. What my drive showed about the phone was how much it meant to me. It showed how much I loved that phone.

The effort that the Lord has undergone for mankind is not so much a testament of how amazing we are, but of how much the Lord loves us. He does not love us because we are amazing or impressive. We were designed to be fill with His love. He made us that way. He pours out His love through the Holy Spirit. So as I am reading through this passage, I want to stop the consideration of the self for a moment. As I stated yesterday, we get far too caught up in application and concerned with what I can do. I just want to stand in awe and be amazed.

Here is another short analogy that we can consider. On my wife's and my drive back from our honeymoon, we made a stop at the Grand Canyon. It was late and most people were gone. There was not a cloud in the sky. All artificial light was gone. The entirety of the Canyon was illuminated by one of the brightest full moons I have ever seen. The stars were shining bright and I feel like I witnessed a once in a lifetime sight. My breath was truly taken away. I remember standing there looking at the expanse of the Canyon illuminated by the moon and it felt like everything stopped. I was not concerned with what to do or where to go next or the drive ahead of me. All that mattered at that moment was taking in the sight in front of me. I was standing in awe, amazed. The lesson I take from reading this passage is that very same moment. I must stand in awe and be amazed.

What lesson are you taking away from this?