Ray Stedman points out, "No book of the New Testament focuses upon Christ like the book of Hebrews does. It is the clearest and most systematic presentation of the availability and adequacy of Jesus Christ in the whole of the Bible." Hebrews 1:1-3 reads, "God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." This describes Jesus Christ as the exalted Son of God the Father. Let me call your attention to three things about Jesus, God's exalted Son.

Behold the marvelous ability of Jesus (Hebrews 1:4-9). On the phrase "having become so much better than the angels" (Hebrews 1:4), David Guzik explains, "We could say that He is eternally better than the angels, but He also became better than the angels. Jesus became better in the sense that He was made perfect (complete as our redeemer) through sufferings (Hebrews 2:10) — something no angel ever did." "(Jesus) gave Himself a ransom for all" (1 Timothy 3:6a). "(Jesus) is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him" (Hebrews 7:25a).

Behold the miraculous activity of Jesus (Hebrews 1:10-12). Here we read, "And: 'You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not fail.'" John writes of Jesus, "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made" (John 1:3). Although heaven and earth will pass away, Jesus will make all things new (Revelation 21:1-5). Remember "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever" (Hebrew 13:8).

Behold the momentous authority of Jesus (Hebrews 1:13-14). The writer of Hebrews concludes this chapter by writing, "But to which of the angels has He ever said: 'Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool'? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?" Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father, a position of authority. Jesus said, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18). Jesus is Lord of all.

Do you know Jesus? I am not referring to the Jesus of pagan cults or pop culture, but the Jesus of the Bible. As you read Hebrews chapter one, behold Jesus, God's exalted Son.

Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey, of Robertsdale, is the author of "Don't Miss the Revival! Messages for Revival and Spiritual Awakening from Isaiah.