Issue #728 ~August 1, 2022
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The Father's Plan
"But one testified somewhere, saying: 'What is a man that you are remembering him? or the son of man that you are concerned about Him?" Hebrews 2:6

"You made Him for a short time lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, [and appointed him over the works of your hands] (some ancient manuscripts omit);"
Hebrews 2:7

"all things you put in subjection under his feet.' For in that He put all things in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not made subject to him. But now we are not yet seeing all things subjected to him." Hebrews 2:8

Verse 6: "But one testified somewhere, saying: 'What is a man that you are remembering him? or the son of man that you are concerned about Him?"

Question 1 in this passage was: "How shall we escape if we disregard so great a salvation?"

Question 2 is: "What is man that you are remembering him?"

Question 3 is: "or the son of man that you are concerned about Him?"

Verses 6 - 8 are a quote from Psalm 8:4 - 6. Let us pause here for just a moment. Who is man anyway? Man is just a small creature on one of the minor planets.

Someone put it like this: "Man is a rash on the epidermis of a minor planet.

Thomas Jefferson said: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."

Somebody said after that: "If He trembled then, He would have a violent seizure now.

The psalmist is so overwhelmed by what the Lord, the Creator, has brought into existence. In Psalm 8:3 we read: "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained." (KJV)

How can a God of this great creation - the heavens are the work of His fingers, the earth His handiwork - be mindful of man?

Verse 7: "You made Him for a short time lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, [and appointed him over the works of your hands] (some ancient manuscripts omit);"

Whereas in verse 6 we have the frailty of man, in verse 7 we have the dignity of man. The same things are true of Jesus Christ.

Verse 8: "all things you put in subjection under his feet.' For in that He put all things in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not made subject to him. But now we are not yet seeing all things subjected to him."

At the time of creation, God gave man authority over the earth. Man was given sovereign control over this sphere. The right to exercise this dominion was lost in the fall but the title to this dominion was never surrendered.

Christ has identified Himself with man so as to assume not only the title but also the right to rule ad reign over the earth.

Angels were never given the right to have dominion over the earth. Since Christ appropriated humanity, He has title to the sovereignty. This is something that puts Him over the angels.

Chesterton was right: "Whatever is or is not true about men, this one thing is certain - man is not what he was meant to be.

What is said of man here can also be said of Jesus Christ. There is a yet future time when He will come as King of kings and Lord of lords, and He will sit upon the throne of His father David, and the universal kingdom will have come.

In the Son of Man, man's sovereignty shall be gained.
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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself. Psalm 80:17 (NIV)
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2.  Pray: He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their fathers have been in revolt against me to this very day. Ezekiel 2:3 (NIV)
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3.  Praise: "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and will then recompense every man according to his deeds. Matthew 16:27 (NASB)
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4.  Praise: And He said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." John 1:51 (NASB)
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How appropriate that I find myself singing "O Worship the King":
O worship the King, All glorious above,
And gratefully sing His power and His love:
Our Shield and Defender, The Ancient of Days,
Pavilioned in splendor, And girded with praise.

O tell of His might, Ad sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath, The deep thunderclouds form,
And dark is His path On the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care, What tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air; It shines in the light.
It streams from the hills; It descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills In the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, And feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust, Nor find Thee to fail.
Thy mercies how tender! How firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender, redeemer, and Friend!
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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