Hebrews 2:5-9

Hey, hey, good morning, good morning. Welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This morning we're at Hebrews chapter 2, verses 5 through 9, talking about the expansive dominion of Jesus. Let's have some coffee, we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you so much for this day. Thank you for your Word. Thank you, Father, for how wonderful you are. And Father, we pray that as we read your word, that your Holy Spirit would be working in our hearts now, that we would know who you are, listen to who you are and walk in your ways in Jesus's name. Amen. All right. Hebrews chapter two, verses five through nine.
For he has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels, But one testified in a certain place, saying, What is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of man that you take care of him? You have made him a little lower than the angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of your hands. You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see the things put under him, but we see Jesus, who is made a little lower than the angels. for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that he, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone."
Well, we need to ask ourselves, A, what's this about? B, what's the best verse to summarize this? And C, what are we called to do? So, A, what is this about? This whole world, everything, hasn't been put under the authority of angels, right? The whole point of Hebrews chapter one is we started with Jesus is greater than the angels. That's what that whole part of verse, or chapter one was, and verses one through four, and now we're at chapter five, and God continues to go, right? The whole universe was put under subjection to Christ. And so that's what it's getting at here.
For he has not put the world to come, the inhabitable world to come, in subjection to angels. So who did he put it under? Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. And he goes to Psalm 8, and he quotes Psalm 8 there, verses, I think it's 4 through 6, something like that, where he's quoting, saying how when he sees the heavens above, how amazing it is that everything is God's, and yet God is mindful of man. and has for some reason put man in a place of dominion. But we fell from that dominion, even from the from the Garden of Eden. We see that we can't do this perfectly. And actually, the creation is going to fight against us. And so we don't yet see the world completely put under subjection to us. But.
We know that it will we know that King Jesus is reigning in heaven now and someday when the world will come again, there will be a new heavens and a new earth. We know who the king is going to continue to be. It's going to be Jesus, right? So what's the best verse to summarize this? Well, verse nine, but we see Jesus. This is the first time Jesus's name is mentioned here. But we see Jesus who is made a little lower than the angels.
For the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor That he by the grace of God might taste death for everyone It's going to continue on in verses 10 through the end of the chapter. We'll get there next time But this is the point Jesus was crowned with glory He's got he's brought us salvation at the price of his blood.
He suffered for our all who would call upon him. That's how everyone is being used here. Might taste death for everyone. Jesus died that though we may die, we yet may also live because he lives. And so all who have been called on him, who trust in him, who hope in him, who believe in him, he tasted death for all of them. And all things have been put under subjection to Jesus.
Now, I'm just going to kind of go here and say, see calling. Have a bigger view of who Jesus is. Have a bigger, more expansive view of the universe and how amazing it is that Jesus sovereignly created all these things. He upholds them by the power of his right hand. And he has dominion over all of it.
And someday when he returns again. The struggles we have in dominion now, my grass is growing wild, I have a hard time keeping on top of the house. Not for long. Someday the weeds will no longer grow. Work won't be toilsome because our king will return.
But when we look up at the skies, we see the glories of the heavens. We know that God is in control and he is mindful of us. I'd encourage you if if you are able to pick up a book of Psalms for worship or there's you can find that on the app source to book of Psalms for worship. And one of the favorite things I used to do when I would drive home from work, I worked a night shift and I loved when I would come down this valley in Pennsylvania and enter into this little village of Eastville and I would look up into the night sky. There was a town below, and just above was the beautiful sky painted with stars, and I would often sing on my way home the words of this very psalm. Lord our Lord in all the earth, how excellent your name. And then I would keep going. I'm going to let you pick up Psalm 8b in the Psalter or in your Psalm app. And I'd encourage you to sing that today. Recognize that Jesus is the King, even over the stars and over the earth. Let's pray.
Father, what is man so frail and weak, but that you should be mindful of us? So much so that you sent your son, Jesus Christ, who was made even for that short period of time, lower than the angel, setting aside the glories of heaven, that he might taste death for us. God, what a great salvation you have given us in our king. And we pray that we would trust you, knowing that you are mindful of us. Thank you for giving us our king of kings. In his name we pray. Amen. May God bless you. May your view of Jesus Christ grow more and more, even though you have not seen him, yet you love him. May your love abound. I'll see you next time.