Edward F. Lundwall Jr.
From Hebrews
“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,” Heb 1:1 NKJV
Father, I thank and praise You for revealing Yourself to sinful humans for our redemption. Thereby, we may be reconciled to you. Being reconciled, You call us to join in the glorious fellowship of Your Family. How can we praise and worship you enough? For You reveal glorious treasures known only to You. This makes possible a wondrous relationship to those who listen attentively. The more we redeemed hear and trust, the more You make us Your friends (John 15:14, 15).
“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;” Hebrews 1:1, 2 NKJV
Father, I thank and praise You for revealing Yourself to the prophets and holy men in the Old Testament times. Through whom You revealed surpassing great and precious promises. These are expressions of Your righteousness and the glory of Your Person. But how marvelously greater through Your Son.
“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;” Hebrews 1:1, 2 NKJV
Father, I thank and praise You for revealing the Lord Jesus Christ as the climax of all that is revealed by and through the Old Testament prophets.
How precious the times, when He appeared in human form in dealing with Abraham’s prayers for Lot. Jacob was forever changed from trusting in himself when Jesus wrestled with him as a man. For Jesus made him God confident! Thereby, by becoming Israel, prince with God and to men!
Even greater, all things are approved for us in Him as He is Your Heir of all things. For from eternity past You made all things through Him for us! Therefore, You use all things for our sanctification through His shepherding (Rom 8:28, 29).
“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, . .” Hebrews 1:1 - 3a NKJV
Father, I thank and praise You that the Lord Jesus is “the radiance of your glory!" Therefore, He gives vision of You as our light. Light which no natural man can approach.
Some have said that He is not Emmanuel, God with us! But if they could only see Him as He was on the Mount of Transfiguration, they would see the radiance of your glory! Then, they could only say that they saw You! For Jesus is the divine, radiant light of Your Person! The fullness of diet! What men would see if they saw You, the fullness of deity. Oh, Father how great You are from what Jesus reveals You to be!
I praise You that in His revelation, the light shed was so much greater. The revelation in and through the Lord Jesus out shines the past revelations like the brilliance of the sun out shines a searchlight! For when men saw Him, they saw You through the veil of His flesh! Then, though the cloud of His human body, but in Heaven, His glory will out shine the suns of the universe!
Another Praise:
This pictures the Lord Jesus as Your eternal Word. The phrase before portrays him as effulgence what can be seen as the photons (light particles) of the sun. It is Your essence illuminating what you are, Your very unchangeable substance. Jesus as the expression of your essence -- as the “ I am the Lord, I change not." He is the form Job wished to see in his resurrected body. He wanted his confession carved in stone and filled with a lead unchangeable form forever.
“. . His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, . .” Hebrews 1:3a
I give the following prayer of praise and thanksgiving for: this picture of the Lord Jesus as Your eternal Word. The phrase before portrays him as the outshining of your glory as the photons of the sun -- your essence lighting all around with what you are. But now your Spirit portrays Jesus as the unchanging die tool stamp of your unchangeable substance to be progressively stamped on us (2 Cor 3:18). The Greek word reflects Jesus as the expression of your essence -- as the “I am the Lord, I change not." He is the unchangeable word, the eternal reality of You who is the from Job wished to see you. He greatly desired the picturing of his picture of you: carved in stone and filled with a lead, in unchangeable form forever.
“. . when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,” Hebrews 1:3b NKJV
I give the following prayer of praise and thanksgiving for: this picture of the Lord Jesus as your eternal Word. The phrase before portrays Him as Your the radiance of your glory as the photons of the sun -- your essence lighting all around with what you are. But now your spirit portrays Jesus as the unchanging die, stamp of your very unchangeable substance. This reflects Jesus as the expression of your essence -- as the “I am the Lord, I change not." He is the unchangeable word, eternal reality of you who is the form Job wished to see you, carved in stone and filled with a lead unchangeable form forever.
From Hebrews 1:3c: I give the following prayer of praise and thanksgiving for: Your grace in Christ to the world in general. For here you reveal that he is the Sustainer of natural creation by the word of his power. I praise you that he sustains the world in order that his revelation that you gave him might be fully disclosed. How great are your works through him. For his full revelation works out for the the final victory over Satan and wickedness unto the creation of the new heavens and earth. Even more glorious is the completion of his body and acquire of the redeemed. Which will replace Satan's hard rock of brash rebellion and deceitful self-righteousness with the Howe loses of redemption and the beauty of the great Trinity in holiness.
From Hebrews 1:3d: I give the following prayer of praise and thanksgiving for: the seating of the Lord Jesus at your right hand in heaven. For seating space that his redemptive work is finished and completed meeting only to be utilize. It also speaks of the work of propitiation for men's sins and provision for our complete reconciliation -- that is cry on the cross "it is finished" is received by you in the glory of his resurrection exaltation and that in him have complete acceptance in your side as you said in Colossians 1:20 1, 22.
“ having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” Hebrews 1:4 NKJV
Father, I thank and praise You for the name given Him of supreme honor because He cleansed away all the stains of not only all believer’s sins, but mine as well. Only as Emmanuel could He do this, therefore, He is rightly in the place of supreme honor in Heaven, but also in my heart!
I thank You that His cry on the cross: “It is finished” is received by You. With His resurrection, believers can rejoice and be filled with glory, knowing that He has made us accepted even in Your glorious presence!
Oh, the wonder of His other names: Emmanuel, Christ, the Great Shepherd, the Son of David, the Son of Man, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. What wonder must be the secret Name that the Father has given Him! They only are descriptive adjectives of Who and What He is and can do!
A second installment:
“Father, I thank and praise You for the greatness of Jesus Name. It represents the supreme greatness of His Person and gospel work. Therefore, I have confidence in His Words, His promises, commands and prophecies. For what angel has so powerful a name as Jesus: For You Father, have made the angels, however great, to worship Him at the time His Name is proclaimed, they fall on their faces (Phil 2:9-11)! The angels will do it because as Emmanuel, He is God incarnate.
But for me, as one of the redeemed, our worship is because: He has saved His people from their sins?
The angels can sing with power: “How great you are!” But they cannot sing with the saints with the joy of the song of the redeemed!
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