The Greatness of the Saviour
The Greatness of the Saviour
In chapter one, the apostle speaks of the greatness of the One through whom this great salvation is obtained. God is so great and yet He Himself brings us this great salvation. He is not only our Saviour, but also our Creator: “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds” (v. 2). He is our Creator and the whole universe belongs to Him. He is the Creator of all that we see upon the earth. Also we see in Col. 1:16.17. “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” The same thought is repeated in different parts of the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit confirms one truth by repeating it many times. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord” (Rev.J:8). He is the Creator, and also all things were created for Him. He is the Beginning and the Ending. Also we are told that all things were created by Him by one word. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth” (Psa. 33:6). He said one word and it was so. From nothing all these things came into existence. “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” (Heb. 11:3). For example we read in Gen. [several words illegible in the source scan] “...the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” [The rest of this sentence is illegible in the source scan due to a printing defect.]
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countless and many in number. The Lord Jesus Christ is far higher and greater than all of them and they are in subjection to Him - “Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word” (Psa. 103:20).
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That position is not given to angels even though they are mighty and are in God’s presence always. They are constantly hearing His voice and are doing His pleasure. Such angels are our ministering spirits. What a great salvation! What a great honour! What a great privilege! What a great love and what a great grace!
God has made every provision to teach us about His great love through His wonderful Book, the Bible, and through His servants. The Lord says in Matt. 5:48, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” With great love the Lord Jesus Christ has given us this Book to make us perfect (2 Tim. 3:16-t7). That is why we should spend sufficient time upon our knees studying His word to know more and more of Him and the great salvation- “They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11). The believers at Berea searched the Scriptures and went deep into God’s Word to know more about God and His truths, We should use all the books of the Bible to know more about these things. Even though the Lord Jesus Christ Himself taught the two disciples, in the incident recorded in Luke 24:13-35, at that tune they could not understand. Only when He opened their eyes of understanding they knew Him and understood His suffering, death and resurrection. Our spiritual eyes must be opened more and more to see His beauty. Therefore we have to pray constantly: “Oh Lord, open my eyes of understanding to know more about Thee and Thy truths” in relation to Matt. 13:16, 17. But that requires faith, humility and diligence. So we see what a great Saviour we have!