Compiled By: Lisa K Gonzales
From: The Life Application Study Bible
5 “And furthermore, the future world we are talking about will not be controlled by angels. 6 For somewhere in the Scriptures it says, ‘What is man that YOU should think of him, and the Son of Man that YOU should care for Him? 7 For a little while YOU made Him lower than the angels, and YOU crowned Him with glory and honor. 8 YOU gave Him authority over all things’. Now when it says “all things”, it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all of this happen.” ~ Hebrews 2:5-8
GOD put Jesus in charge of everything, and Jesus revealed Himself to us. We do not yet see Jesus reigning on earth, but we can picture HIM in His heavenly glory. When we are confused by present events and anxious about the future, we can remember Jesus’ true position of authority. He is Lord of all, and one day He will rule on earth as He does now in heaven. This truth can give stability to our day to day decisions.
9 “What we do see is Jesus, who “for a little while was made lower than the angels” and now is “crowned with glory and honor” because He suffered death for us. Yes, by GOD’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone in all the world.” – 2:9 – GOD’s grace to us led Christ to His death. Jesus did not come into the world to gain status or political power, but to suffer and die – a humiliating death – so that we could have eternal life (“bring HIS many children into glory”). If it is difficult for us to identify with Christ’s servant attitude, perhaps we should evaluate our own motives. Are we more interested in power or participation, domination or service, getting or giving?
10 “And it was only right that GOD – who made everything and for whom everything was made – should bring HIS many children into glory. Through the suffering of Jesus, GOD made Him a perfect leader, one fit to bring them into their salvation”. – 2:10 – How was Jesus made perfect through suffering? Jesus’ suffering made Him a perfect leader, or pioneer, of our salvation. Jesus did not need to suffer for His own salvation, because He was GOD in human form. His perfect obedience (which led Him down the road of suffering) demonstrates that He was the complete sacrifice for us. Through suffering, Jesus completed the work necessary for our own salvation. Our suffering can make us more sensitive servants of GOD. People who have known pain are able to reach out with compassion to others who hurt. If you have suffered, ask GOD how your experience can be used to help others.
Jesus – You have authority over all things – Nothing is left out. We know Lord that this means You have authority over all our diseases, all our sorrows and pain, and all of our fears and suffering. We are eternally grateful for Your unselfish sacrifice of suffering for our eternal salvation. Help us Lord, to be people of compassion. Show us how we can use our experiences to help others through their trials. Help us Lord, to be servants who have attitudes of participation not power, service not domination, and giving rather than receiving.
