Hebrews 2:10 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.
This verse gives two significant divine actions. First, we see God’s creative power and sovereignty. All things exist for the Son who is King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 17:14). We live to the praise of his glory (Ephesians 1:12). This is a challenging concept that is difficult for many people to comprehend, but it is one of the most important things for us to realize. Salvation comes only to those who say, “Jesus is Lord.” Rejecting the Son’s sovereignty is a rejection of the salvation he brings. The Son is also the one by whom all things exist. He is the fabric that holds the universe together. Physicists try to find the “god particle.” Jesus is the “God particle.” Second, this same Son became one with us and suffered to the point of death on a cross. This is the divine paradox about which Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. This suffering accomplished two things. One is that it is the way that the children of God can be brought too glory. It is through the cross that we are restored to the glorious image of God in which humans were created (Genesis 1:27). This restoration will enable us to be in relationship with the Holy God and to come into God’s presence. It also was the way that the Son was perfected in his humanness. This is a difficult concept for us to understand and accept. Was Jesus not perfect already? The author of Hebrews writes that Jesus’ suffering also affected him. Being truly human meant that Jesus went through trials, pain, questions, and temptations just like us. Jesus had to be made just like us in order to qualify as the perfect high priest who can represent us to God. His suffering was how he worked out his perfection. He learned obedience, just like we must learn it. He was victorious because he had total reliance on the Father. When we look to him, we can see a clear path to follow in his footsteps and grow in our own obedience.
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