God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Hebrews 1.1-3

As we continue our celebration of Christ’s coming into the world this Advent season, we are called to consider what His coming really means. In a word – everything! In Jesus, God invaded humanity, eternity invaded time and nothing can ever be the same.

Before Jesus came, God spoke through the Old Testament prophets. It’s interesting to note how the theme of each prophet may be characterized by one central idea or characteristic of God. Isaiah focuses on the holiness of God. Amos is a cry for social justice. Hosea shows us first hand God’s forgiving love. Each prophet expresses a fragment of the truth about God. In contrast, Jesus represents the whole truth. In Him God displayed not part of Himself, but His whole self, the “exact representation of His nature”. The prophets were the friends of God, but Jesus is the Son of God.

Incredibly, this same Jesus who came into the world as a helpless newborn “upholds all things by the word of His power”. The writer of Hebrews and the other New Testament authors never doubted Jesus’ ultimate triumph. Consider that many of them witnessed this Galilean carpenter crucified as a criminal on a cross and were now suffering harsh persecution themselves as his first followers. However, they trusted in the ultimate truth that God’s love was backed by His power and that ultimately, the Son of God was sovereign over their circumstances.

Today, as we thank God for sending His Son to provide us with purification of our sins, let us also remember that Jesus now sits at the Father’s right hand in glory as sovereign ruler. Even more amazing, He is not there as our judge, but as our mediator. Therefore, we can now draw near with confidence to the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy, all because our Savior is sitting at the right hand of Majesty on high.

Weekly Memory Verse: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27.1