For unto the angels hath He not put
in subjection the world to come, whereof
we speak. "but one in a certain place
testified, saying, "What is man, that thou
art mindful of him? Or the son of man,
that thou visitest Him? Thou madest Him
a little lower than the angels; thou
crownest Him with glory and honor,
and didst set Him over the works of
Thy hands: Thou has put all in subjection
under His feet. For in that He put all in
subjection under Him, He left nothing
that is not put under Him. But now we
see not yet all tings put under Him.
Hebrews 2:5-8
God uses means to accomplish His will. God used His Wisdom to create the world by the power of the Holy Spirit who gives life to all things, and this by the power of the Godhead, the Trinity, all working as One, not as three. Furthermore, you may have wondered at the reason for angels and here in these verse it is clear they too have a purpose and are means by which the universe to come is in subjection them. God used the means of His Wisdom becoming man making Him to be a little lower than the angels as is man. There is a difference though and that is due to the hypostatic union between all three Person of the Godhead. Jesus was and is God, and His willingness to become man is a supernatural work that could only be done by God Himself, not by an angel for they too when the work on the cross was completed, not Jesus the Son of God in His Person as the Son of God returned to take up His rightful place on the throne of God causes all things to be put under His feet, even the angels. There is nothing that is not put under the feet of subjection to Jesus Christ. As God's Wisdom all were in subjection to Him, and now, as the Son of God, Jesus Christ the Messiah, all things are under the Son of God.
Well, you say: "I am obedient, and have faith and I believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity." Good! Do you have the idea that God rewards you for your faith? In the beginning, when we first believe God does reward us with salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, then, we come to this point, we do not earn anything by faith. So why so much emphasis about faith? Faith brings us into a right relationship with God and with this faith then God gives His opportunity. What do I mean? Well, God frequently has to kick the bottom from us and allow us to be moved from our experience, that experience we first had when we first believed. We must mature, grow in order that you become a saint so that you will get into contact with God, with Jesus Christ, not just believe, not just to have some faith, to become one with God. Think about this: you are worth more as your narrowness of your faith, even though it was intense, needed to settle down so that you become useful to God. You are the means that God uses to spread the Gospel into this world. God must teach to walk by faith, not in faith, but by faith. You must come to that place where your testimony is not just some work you do, rather it is you, your life.
Faith by its very nature must be tried, and the real trial of our faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God's character is formed in you, in your minds. Now with this faith you need not shudder at the thought of sinning, you just do not sin, it does not control you, or take charge of you thoughts and you need not discuss whether or not to do what you know is wrong in the sight of God. To not confound the trials of faith with the ordinary discipline of life as much of those trials of life are an inevitable result for being alive. Faith in the Bible, God's words to us, is that our faith in God, this faith is against everything that contradicts Him.
Jesus Christ is overall: Will you trust Him? Will you submit to Him so that there is nothing, even if you are killed for Him, for anything, yet you will trust Him? This is faith in action.
The remnant shall return,
even the remnant of Jacob,
unto the mighty God.
Isaiah 10:21
Put your faith into action
Richard L. Crumb
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