Dec 21 - Hebrews 1:1-2

Long ago, God spoke

to our ancestors

in many and various ways

by the prophets,

but in these last days

he has spoken to us

by a Son.

Hebrews 1:1-2

Today's verse is one of those subtle Christmas passages.

For hundreds of years, God's prophets had been proclaiming the wonder of the coming Messiah. In fact, Jesus' own cousin -- John the Baptist -- was the final forerunner and proclaimer of the coming Messiah..

In one sense, all of their voices are in the past tense. Nevertheless, in the present tense, they powerfully assure us that God wants to speak his mysteries into our lives. They also remind us to keep looking forward to God's interventions which are still to come.

Hebrews tells us, however, that we can do much more than try to decipher prophets like soothesayers try to read tea leaves. God has given us a more powerful message (the Gospels) and the ultimate messenger (Jesus, God's own Son).

When Jesus himself said, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill," he reminded us to continue using the counsel of the whole Bible. Nevertheless, the life, death, resurrection, and specific teachings of Jesus should be at the core of our heart, mind, and theology.

In Christ's Love,

a guy who wants a stethescope

(I'll warm it up in pocket,

train it on the Gospels

and seek to hear more of God)