He calls us brothers and sisters
For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly, I will sing praise to You.” Hebrews 2:11&12
Jesus isn’t ashamed, afraid or shy about calling us His family. In fact, this passage actually says that we are His brothers and sisters. This is an amazing revelation, not only are we brothers and sisters with all who have been born again into salvation through Jesus, we are also brothers and sisters to Jesus, personally.
Next comes the really amazing part . . . Jesus praises our Heavenly Father with us. When we come together, in church, each week and sing praise and worship to God, Jesus does too. Right along with us, in fact, He is the one that is offering our praise to our Father. He is our go between. Not only does He give our requests and prayers to God, but He also gives Him our praise, worship and thanksgiving!
Now, something I have never considered before, the passages say that Jesus is declaring God our Father’s name to us. He goes to Father on our behalf, and He brings back His response to us on God’s behalf. Through the Holy Spirit within us, we can know that God is not only hearing our praise, worship, prayers and request but we can also know that He is receiving and answering through Jesus our high priest and go between.
Today I want to encourage you to consider that Jesus is our brother in the family of God. As children of the most high God, Jesus represents all of us to our Father, then He represents our Father back to us. When you talk to God, consider that your brother Jesus is there interpreting for you. When you worship God, Jesus is there getting the message through. When God gives the answer, Jesus declares it back to us through the Spirit of God inside us. Then the Spirit of God bears witness with Jesus and puts peace, love and joy in our heart, so we know we have the petition we have asked.
Today’s scripture reading: Hebrews 2:10-13
10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly, I will sing praise to You.”
13 And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And again:
“Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
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