Daily Word

For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. Hebrews 2:10. This is God the Father (he, for whom and by whom all things exist) who acts to “make perfect” the “founder of salvation” (Jesus). The followers (many sons) of the one unique Son of God are now called “sons,” for they are adopted into the glory of the newly redeemed human family. The concept of making “perfect” is applied elsewhere in Hebrews both to Jesus himself and to His work in sanctifying his followers. In saying that Jesus was made perfect, the author is not suggesting that Jesus was sinful but that as He lived his life, His maturity and experience deepened, yet always with full obedience to the Father. As a human being, He needed to live His life and obey God (which he did perfectly) to become the perfect sacrifice for sins. Although we will never be “perfect” in this life; through our obedience we demonstrate our maturity of a deepened relationship with Jesus. On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how would you rate in your obedience to God? Why?