Words That Hold the Universe
To read the New Testament is to step into a living conversation. It is not merely history, nor theology arranged in tidy columns. It is a witness. It is God speaking, and above all, God speaking through his Son.
This morning, I read Hebrews 1 in quiet meditation. why not read the beginning along with me,
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. So, He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs. Hebrews 1-4 BSB.
Think of what it says. A Son appointed heir of all things. The one through whom the world was made. The radiance of God’s glory. The exact imprint of his nature. Mm! I cannot get my head round that. It stretches the mind in every direction.
The writer of Hebrews is not speaking about a wise teacher only. He is speaking about one who upholds the universe by the word of his power. We are not reading about ordinary humans trying to understand God. We are reading about powerful spirit realities breaking into our small field of vision. Our minds have walls. We reach the edges quickly.
Human beings like everything arranged in compartments. We try to place God and Jesus into neat categories so that we feel safe. How can God have a Son? How can Jesus be God? Was Jesus created? These questions circle again and again. Some of the language Scripture uses is what we call anthropomorphism. It gives human form to divine realities so that we are not left in total darkness. It is accommodation, not limitation.
One idea that may help us loosen the grip of our narrow thinking comes from modern physics: proton entanglement. In simple terms, when two particles interact at a fundamental level, they can become linked. After that, even if separated by great distances, a change in one is instantly reflected in the other. They remain mysteriously connected beyond what we can see.
Scientists call this one of the great wonders of modern science. It challenges our instincts about space, separation, and independence. Two realities can be distinct and yet profoundly united in a way that does not fit ordinary categories.
If creation itself holds such mysteries, is it really so impossible that the Creator could bring forth a person in his own image? One who shares his nature, who existed in relationship with him before time, and who could walk among us without ceasing to be what he eternally is?
We struggle because we measure divine life by human experience. Yet the New Testament does not invite us to solve God. It invites us to listen to him. Hebrews says that in these last days, God has spoken to us by his Son. That alone should cause us to take this seriously.
Reading the New Testament is not first about mastering doctrine. It is about allowing Jesus to confront us. Let him speak. Let him reveal who he is. Let him unsettle your boxes.
There will be questions. Some will linger. Some may never be fully resolved in this life. But if the Son truly is the exact imprint of God’s nature, then to read his words and see his works is already to stand at the edge of something eternal.
So read. Sit quietly. Read again. And allow Jesus to take care of the rest.