Hebrews 5:7-9
While author of Hebrews remains unknown, the writings in Hebrews allow us to understand something about him, namely his devotion to God through Jesus. This particular passage also tells of another type of devotion: Jesus’ undying devotion to his Father. This devotion was so great, Jesus allowed himself to be wrongly accused, tortured, and crucified because his Father had commanded it for the salvation of the world. This degree of willful obedience and unquestioning loyalty is something we should strive to match every day, no matter how dismally we may fail sometimes.
While we as humans cannot even hope to attain this type of devotion, we can, through reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship, devote our lives to someone much greater than ourselves, who gave his life and bore the pain of thousands of years of human sin so that we may enter the gates of heaven. We can show our loyalty to God through our loyalty to each other, our love for God through our treatment of each other, and our obedience to God through our obedience to His Word.
Elizabeth Mathis
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