Crown Him

DEVOTION HEBREWS CROWN HIM Heb 2:8-9 In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. NIV Surely this is a truth. Even after all these years we still do not see everything subject to him. In fact, it seems very little is subject to him, especially when it comes to us humans. Surely we could surmises the earth is under his authority, that is the planet itself and all the universe, but we actually do not see real evidence of that either, as parts of the earth experience drought while other areas have heavy flooding, local storms that do great damage, extreme heats in some areas and extreme cold in other areas. It would seem the earth is on its own, and that Jesus does not micro-manage the climate or the environment, and maybe we could say that is because it is not subject to him. Yet at the same time we know he calmed a storm, we know he stilled the waters, we know he increase five fish and two loaves, we know he turned the water into wine, we know he has ruled over the elements, and they were subject to his commands. But there are still things which we could say are still not subject to him, but he is still Jesus and he still came and suffered for us, suffered for us all, those who believe and those who do not yet believe, or maybe will never believe. He still suffered and died for all of us humans. He tasted death so we would not have to. That we can see is in fact subject to him. Death is subject to him, he controls death, he conquered death and rules over it, so that if we accept him as our Lord and Savior and Crown him with glory and honor we will not have to taste death. Oh sure, we will experience an end to what we think of as this life, but that is not death, for true death is the second death, the destruction of the very soul of man. We will merely pass from this life into an eternal life in the very presence of our lord. That he has authority over, that is subject to him, we who believe are in fact subject to him, but those who either have not heard or have heard and refuse to accept are not subject to him. Yet he has offered his grace to all. So let us who know the truth crown him.