{"id":4606,"date":"2021-03-23T18:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T22:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/?p=4606"},"modified":"2021-03-23T18:52:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T22:52:42","slug":"things-are-actually-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/things-are-actually-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Are Actually  Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a seemingly bad situation, it\u2019s hard to see the better. Seeing the better in the situation or in those around us is hard. I\u2019m not talking about wishful thinking or silver linings. Like, when sick, thinking, \u201coh, I\u2019ll get better in four days\u201d or \u201cat least I\u2019m not dead!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Even During Tough Times, Things Are Actually Better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetter\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KbDaRsWi8ho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a comparison word<\/a>. It only works when it\u2019s put up against something else. That\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/author-Hebrews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writer to the Hebrews wrote <\/a>to believers who were going through a rough patch. To fix their situation, some thought they needed to jump ship. &nbsp;Some <a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/why-church-is-important\/\">stopped coming together<\/a> (Hebrews 10:25). Some probably <a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/sometimes-it-really-is-persecution\/\">feared to suffer<\/a> (Hebrews 12:4). All of them needed encouragement (Hebrews 13:22) to stand firm (Hebrews 12:12). They needed this letter where the author pits the choices against each other to show the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a better imaginable situation. Not a silver lining. Rather a re-aligning of their thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Have Better Revelation of God\u2019s Message<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The writer begins by grounding the message they have believed by focusing on the better (for lack of a better word) mode. Fact: The Old Testament doesn\u2019t contain places where God spoke. The Old Testament <em>is<\/em> God speaking through the forefathers, prophets, or recorded situations. In other words: <em>all<\/em> of it <em>is<\/em> the word of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Message from A Better Messenger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>God clearly spoke by His Son. The Son, though a prophet, is not <em>only<\/em> a prophet. The Son is so closely tied to God that he can perfectly represent God. &nbsp;The Son perfectly acts in God\u2019s place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As brightness is to shining light, so is the Son in representing God. You can\u2019t take shining light apart from the brightness. The Son is the exact representation, an exact picture\u2014not a partial picture\u2014of God\u2019s nature. If there is anything to know about what God is like and who He is, we look to the Son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Message That Has A Better Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Testament is not a poorer representation of God. Rather, you don\u2019t fully understand the Old Testament unless you grasp the Son. For example, the Book of Ruth is the perfect revelation of God in the form of a story. You don\u2019t fully understand the Book of Ruth until you hear from Jesus, the redeemer of his people. At that point, Ruth makes more sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Son who made all things. The Son who upholds all things by his powerful word. The Son who made purification for sins. The Son who sat down at the right hand, the position of authority, of the majesty on high. God spoke in Him! We live in a day and age where this speech has happened!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Have A Better Representative Who Truly Understands Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The writer then proceeds by showing how the messenger is better because of how he understands the message\u2019s recipients. The writer does this by showing how the Son receives a better name. The Son doesn\u2019t receive a better name than the angels by being God. He receives this name by being a better representation of God AND man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First,<\/strong> <strong>God promises the son\u2019s name will be more excellent.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> In Psalm 2 and 2 Samuel 7:14, the promise of a more excellent name wasn\u2019t given to God\u2014it was already the case that the Lord God\u2019s name is great in all of the earth (Psalm 8:9)! <a href=\"http:\/\/resources.thegospelcoalition.org\/library\/part-2-the-dynasty-2-samuel-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Promise was given to David\u2019s son<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Second,<\/strong> <strong>the Son inherits a name by coming into the world.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>God tells his angels to worship the firstborn and to minister to Him. The angels\u2019 work is in service and adoration; the work of the Son is by being brought \u201cinto the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Third, the Son, as King, rightly inherits the honor.<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Psalm 45 shows God anoints the King and calls him God. Though he made the universe, he receives the honor of sitting at God\u2019s right hand on account of his own special work. This special work is only possible because of the fourth reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fourth, he came as a full human who can represent humans.<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>He didn\u2019t break into time and space like a ghost, but instead, he came as a baby, born like any human. This is the eternal God lowering himself to go through our human experience. For a moment, this better representative was made a little lower than angels by not only being human but by going through something no angel had ever encountered: the suffering of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam, our first representative, had no fallen humans around him. The Son obediently tamed his infinite power while surrounded by a world of rebellious humans. Though Adam died as a result of disobedience, the Son died as a result of constant obedience. As a sufferer, he could stand with humans of all stripes. He can now, without shame, call humans his brothers, bring them in before God, and bring God the glory (Psalm 22:22; Isaiah 8:17-18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Son perfectly delivers God\u2019s message and makes it understandable to humans because he truly represents both God and man. We live in a day and age where we\u2019re sure of this representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Have a Better Rescue (2:1-4; 17-18)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The writer shows how the perfectly delivered and accepted message is more effective in supporting us through trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christ, the perfect representative of God and Man, was tempted, suffered, and died: therefore, he\u2019s able to help. He\u2019s able to come to the aid of Abraham\u2019s descendants. God lifts his people during the middle of trials. In this way, he became merciful and trustworthy in all things pertaining to God. God empowers people within their <a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/retrospective-lessons-from-hard-teachings\/\">tough situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why this rescue is all the better. It\u2019s not just saving people from catastrophe. This eternal rescue properly contextualizes every situation. As Jesus <a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/yes-christians-really-motivated-christs-resurrection\/\">rose from the dead<\/a>, he proved to be the Son of God with power (Rom 1:4). He wasn\u2019t declared that on account of being God. He was declared that on account of having come as God\u2019s better revealer, standing for God and man as a better representative, and finally offering a better rescue by rising from the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, today, this rescue mission comes with understanding, strength, and support while we\u2019re struggling. This rescue mission comes with compassion and understanding and support when we\u2019re weeping over a loss. During those times, we realize that there is no better place to be than within these exact situations because the Son went on beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus On Today with Tomorrow&#8217;s Expectation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve faced a tough season.&nbsp; Some have lost jobs. Some are sick and afraid. Some have experienced the loss of loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this tough season, some believers have been in danger of drifting away. By being separated for so long, they have thought that their situation was made better. The people, or lack thereof, aren\u2019t what makes your situation better. Realize that the Lord\u2019s rescue is dependent not on your fellow believers but on the fact that Jesus Christ really rose from the dead. Christ sits on His throne. He is watching. He is the one that calls you and I and our fellow believers \u201cbrothers\u201d while presenting us to God. In that light, God calls us to be here for one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t only think about the good that you can find in a bad situation. Don\u2019t only think about how things could\u2019ve been better if things were different. Look forward to expecting things to be the very best, but today, we\u2019re right where God wants us. We live in a time where we know, unlike those before, that God truly understands us. That he\u2019s truly compassionate towards us. That he helps us.&nbsp; The Lord understands. Not only does he understand, but he\u2019s there to give help to strengthen shaking and buckling knees. Keep walking. Keep standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one teaches a child to love mom. They cling to mom and love her because they\u2019re her kids. No one teaches kids to be comfortable with their brothers and sisters. While they all cling to mom, the kids realize that they\u2019re family and expect to be with one another through the toughest situations. You\u2019re a child of the one who calls you brother with your fellow sisters and brothers. On this side of glory, how can you possibly be any better than that! Cling to Him and love one another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a seemingly bad situation, it\u2019s hard to see the better. 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