Hebrews 1:1-4 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
In today's reading, the writer of Hebrews specifies that God's Son is an "exact imprint" of God's nature. This means if you want to know what God is like, just take a look at His Son (which is precisely what Jesus told his disciple, Phillip when he asked Jesus to show the Father to him and the other disciples - see John 14:8-9). "Like Father, like Son" applies perfectly to God the Father and Jesus His Son.
When my two oldest children worked as servers at Red Lobster, my wife and I would stop for dinner there. Not only was it nice to have our kids serve us (after all those years of us serving them!) :), it was nice to get the family discount. Often our kids would tell us how a fellow server would come along and say, "Those were your parents that were just here, right? You and your brother look so much like them!" Now although this was not something twenty-something year olds wanted to hear ... there was no escaping the familial connection. And so it is with the Father and the Son (although the resemblance between them is a perfect match). Once you have seen the Son ... you have seen the Father! Keep that in mind as we continue on our journey of The Essential Jesus.
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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