1 In the past, God spoke through the prophets to our ancestors in many times and many ways. 2 In these final days, though, he spoke to us through a Son. God made his Son the heir of everything and created the world through him. 3 The Son is the light of God’s glory and the imprint of God’s being. He maintains everything with his powerful message. After he carried out the cleansing of people from their sins, he sat down at the right side of the highest majesty. 4 And the Son became so much greater than the other messengers, such as angels, that he received a more important title than theirs.
Hebrews 1:1-4
When you think of the word IMPRINT what comes to mind? Something I have learned during my tenure with the Sheriff’s Department is that everything we touch leaves our imprint on it. For example, my fingers leave an imprint. This imprint identifies who I am.
But what has that got to do with Hebrews 1?
Let’s camp here for a moment. Think of all that have left a lasting imprint on you! Friends, relatives, books, music, movie scenes…..
Consider this: When God made a model of His own likeness and breathed into it the breath of life...He left His lasting imprint of each and every one of us!
In the past, God spoke to us through many ways! All we have to do is think for a moment, and that’s all I want you to do, just think for a moment. God gives us His message in so many ways every single day.
Do you think the universe just happened? Do you think that everything on this spinning ball just happened by itself? No! Look in verse 2: The Son is the light of God’s glory and the imprint of God’s being. He maintains everything with his powerful message.
Everything and everyone is maintained by the very word of God the Son! Every single tree grows, bears fruit, and falls because of the word of God the Son, who is the reflection of the glory and IMPRINT of God’s very being!
One of the people who left a HUGE imprint on my life was my Grampa. My Grampa was proof to me that you didn’t need a lot of book learning to be wise! Many of the things he told me have left an indelible imprint on my life:
· “If you walk through the pasture, you’re going to step in it, so leave your shoes at the door.”
· “If a snake drops in your boat, let him have it. If you miss, let him have the boat.”
· “If you want to know if God loves you, check to see if you are breathing. If you are, then you have your answer.”
You see, as we go through our daily lives, we leave imprints wherever we go and on every life we have contact.
Will there be people who will not like the imprint we leave on them? Absolutely!
Even Jesus had people who didn’t like Him or His message and could not care less about His sacrifice for them. But He didn’t let that stop Him from leaving imprints as He went through His life, did it?
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