Waking the Divine - Hebrews 1:2-3

Our previous reflection considered Jesus Christ as the ultimate revelation in God’s progressive disclosure of His nature, salvific plan, and will. As such, Jesus is the initiator and perfecter of God’s communication to humanity. This serves as the main focus of Hebrews’ exhortation to remain faithful and avoid apostasy. The book calls the readers to cast off any weight or entangling sin and to fix our eyes upon Jesus, who initiated our faith. Jesus empowers us to run the race until the day of our souls’ perfected transformation in eternity (cf. Hebrews 12:1-3). The first four chapters of the book call the readers to transcend the shadow of Moses as lawgiver, the splendor of the Temple, and the Old Testament rituals. We are called to remain faithful to Jesus’ greater covenant. In doing so, we will be spared from the apostasy to which ritualistic living leads.