[Tuesday's Devotional] - The Exact Representation of His Being

The Exact Representation of His Being 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  Hebrews 1:3 [ESV]   I like the word imprint, as it reflects the Greek word used here. The word means the image made by one who mints a coin, or a seal or branding iron. When you look at the seal impression in wax, you see the image made by the tool, you recognise the name, authority and dominion of the maker and it bears his authority. In Jesus, we see God's character:   Name – Jesus Authority – Son of God Dominion – Heir of all things.   But we should not be left with the impression that Jesus is just a picture of God, we need to read the first and last parts of the sentence. He is the radiant glory of God – light does not radiate from an image; a picture does not uphold the universe by its own power.   Jesus gives us an image of God we can understand – but he is no less God for being incarnate.   We so often hear people referring to Jesus as a good moral teacher or example of a good life, but thank God he is so much more than that.   Guy Mowbray   Twitter Website Copyright © 2017 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!