Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
July 04, 2022: SOAP #4596: 2Kings 15-16; Hosea 1; Hebrews 1

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews (NIV) 1:4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

OBSERVATION:  Both in being and in name, Jesus is far superior to angels.  We have not been given an angel’s name by which we can have access to heaven.  It is in Jesus name we pray.  Angels serve us in many ways, even more than we know, but it was Jesus who took our sins to the cross. 

God did not send a sinless angel; He sent His Son!  Jesus was not here on a fact-finding trip to report back to his Father about the status of sinful man.  Jesus did not return to heaven to give a report of the sinfulness of man on earth. 

Heaven already knew that every human was infected with sin.  Jesus did not come to investigate; Jesus did not come to find someone who could fix the sin problem; Jesus came to personally fix the problem. 

Jesus was superior to the angels in being as a creator is superior to his creation.  Then He humbled Himself, taking on the form and limitations of a sinless created man.  In living and dying and rising from the dead, Jesus proved he is superior to any angel.

APPLICATION: I have not been given the name of an angel in which to approach the throne; I have been given the name of Jesus!!!   (John 14:13-14)   This is an honor and responsibility. 

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, I come in the name of your Son, Jesus.  I have come to see your will done in my life and on earth as it is in heaven.  Holy Spirit, teach me to use the name of Jesus in a way that honors Jesus. Amen

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