Catching the Drift - Hebrews 2:1-4

The author of Hebrews continues his exhortation from where he first began; the incomparable excellence of Jesus Christ as initiator and perfecter of our faith. Transitioning from Christ’s superiority to the angels as mediators of God’s revelation, the writer now shows Jesus’ superiority as God’s final revelation by being the ultimate high priest. In doing so, the writer calls us to his main focus, to remain faithful to Jesus and avoid apostasy. This was necessary, as the Jewish worship with all its pomp and ritual wooed fledglings in the Christian faith back to the old covenant. The book calls the reader 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 with faith until the day of our souls’ perfected transformation in eternity (cf. Hebrews 12:1-3).