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Hebrews 2:9-11

⁹What we do see is Jesus, who “for a little while was made lower than the angels” and now is “crowned with glory and honor” because he suffered death for us. Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone in all the world. ¹⁰And it was only right that God–who made everything and for whom everything was made–should bring his many children into glory. Through the suffering of Jesus, God made him a perfect leader, one fit to bring them into their salvation.
¹¹So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

Reflect

Do you ever remember playing follow the leader as a child? I used to love being the leader…in fact, I still do! As mischievious little boys, we used to see how far the others would go to follow us. We would climb towers, jump off buildings, swim to the bottom of lakes. Whatever we perceived as “extreme” we would try. The whole objective was to find something that others couldn’t or wouldn’t do in order to gain “cool” points.

Jesus came to earth to lead His own follow-the-leader game called life. He came in human form ,just like us (lower than angels), and through his sacrifice on the cross, He became our perfect leader bringing us to our salvation. Now that’s cool!

Respond

What do you think the Bible meant when it said that Jesus was made “lower than the angels”?

Why is it important that Jesus became our leader?

How are you a spiritual leader in your own life?

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