THURSDAY January 30th
Luke 4:36
‘And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”’
Matthew 8:27
‘And the men marvelled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”’
As I come to an end of looking at the miracles of Jesus, again as it was with the parables, I couldn’t go through them all, but just highlight a few that fitted into the theme, concerning Jesus, today I have included two verses.
The first follows from where Jesus had delivered a man from an unclean spirit (mentioned in the previous devotion) and the second follows from after Jesus had stilled the storm and they lead us to the next word I wanted to highlight beginning with S, concerning Jesus and it is from sweetness to satisfaction to sufficiency to stillness to serving and today to superiority!
There is absolutely no one like Jesus. He is superior because he is above all, he is superior because he is God, he is superior because he holds all power and all authority, (Matthew 28:28) he is superior because there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, (Acts 4:12). We could continue, but the words of Scripture declare this and tomorrow we will look at what these verses from Hebrew 1:1-13 say to us about Jesus:
‘Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.” But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.” And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?’