Today I was reading the epistle to the Hebrews and it made me think about God, surprisingly enough.
It made me think that God would never ask us to do anything he wasn't willing to do himself. He's asked some people to leave their families and all their belongings and go to a place far worse than their homelands. God did that, he came from heaven, which is amazing, to earth, which is rubbish (compared to heaven anyway). He's asked some people to leave their lives for him or other people. You know he's done that for us. He's asked us to obey our parents, be kind and generous, love one another - he set an amazing example for us in all of those things.
One thing though that he's asked us to do and that he does himself is so awesome to me. We are asked to worship God and praise him. Maybe I sometimes think well what's that all about, why is he so desperate to get us to worship Him. But look at Hebrews 1. He's not being a big self centred looney, he's worshiping and giving honour and praise away too. Look at this (The Voice translation):
"But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." He also says, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."
Every time I read this, it makes me smile a lot. It's God the Father, giving all the glory and honour to God the Son and it's just amazing to see and think about. I love it.
What ever he's asked us to do, he knows exactly how hard it is or how easy it is - he's been there, done that AND he will be there with us in our situations. That's amazing.
