“As it is, we do not yet see
everything in subjection to him. But we
see Jesus.”
Hebrews
2:8-9
It’s been a heavy week, hasn’t it?
The Russians have launched extensive bombing raids in Syria, massively
escalating the civil war, with numerous civilian casualties expected. News continues to surface about the extent of
Volkswagen’s emissions switch scandal, with maybe more than 11 million cars
effected worldwide. Several drug
companies have admitted to massive price gouging, with one pill used to treat
cancer and AIDS patients rising from $13 to $750 per dose.
And of
course, there was another mass shooting, this time at a community college in
Oregon, the 294th shooting this year. It was a shooting in the kind of place where
things like that don’t happen, except there aren’t any places like that any
more. We don’t know all the details yet,
but eyewitnesses reported that events unfolded in a distinctive way. The shooter stormed into the classroom with
an agenda. He wanted to know who was a
Christian. And our brothers and sisters
who stood firm and confessed our faith, those who claimed to be one of us, he
shot them point blank.
“As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.” We believe of course, that the Bible is God’s
Word to us, but if we’re honest, it sometimes seems like a word from long ago
and far away. But not this week. Not this word.
