I wish I had a dollar for everytime I heard someone say, “I’m giving it 110 percent!” Really? What I remember from math class is 100 percent is 100 percent and you can’t have more than 100 percent of something. 100 percent is perfect. It is everything. It is complete.
At the expense of really not wanting to throw you a Jesus Juke – Let me tell you that I have discovered the one and only thing that can actually be (and is) 200 percent – Jesus.
Allow me to explain… Yesterday I was teaching from Hebrews to the Declaration! Youth. After explaining the authorship of that book, which modern scholars agree is not known for sure, and then settling on giving the name of “Phil” to this unknown author, we looked at the first few chapters. 1:1 – 4:13 to be exact.
Here is what we learned… Jesus is the Son, God is the Father, Jesus reflects God in everything, Jesus is far greater than the angels, and the angels are just a little greater than man (who was made in God’s image and is designed to reflect God.) Easy enough right? Wrong!
It was straight forward in 1:4 where we learned that Jesus is far greater than the angels, but in 2:9 we are told Jesus was a little lower than the angels….hmmmm….. Ok, follow me now. Who is greater than the angels? God. Who is lower than the angels? Man. Who are we told by “Phil” is both? Jesus.
Jesus is both God AND man – He is fully both. Therefore, if Jesus is fully both, by definition He is 100 percent God and 100 percent man, thus making Jesus the world’s first and only 200 percent being! Wow!
If God can actually make something that is greater than 100 percent just think of what else He can do. Really, that means He can do ANYTHING! The possibillities are limitless.
Now that’s a God I’m glad I know and trust. Do you? You can.
Until next time…
Pastor Barry
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