Newell on Hebrews


   William R. Newell (1865-1956) wrote a study
of the book of Hebrews-verse by verse.
   As I was going thru it my head began to swim
with the rush of adrenalin as I was overwhelmed
when he began to expound on “the word of His
power” in the 3rd verse of the first chapter of
Hebrews.I copy it here with full credit going to
Mr.Newell.         
   (THE WORD OF HIS POWER was constantly spoken
of by our blessed Lord in His ministry among men;
and He is the same, “yesterday, and today, yea,
and forever.”
   He “cast out spirits with a word”!

“I will, be thou clean”. He said to the leper.

“Young man, I say unto thee, arise,” He said to
the widow of Nain’s son.

“Lazarus, come forth!” He cried at Bethany, “and
he that was dead came forth.”

The centurian of Matthew 8:8-13 entered into
faith in the word of His power: “Only say the
word, and my servant shall be healed!”

   Certainly it is true that our Lord could
command an order of things, as we read in Psalm
119:90-91: “Thou hast established the earth and
it abideth, They abide this day according to
Thine ordinances: For all things are thy
servants.”
   But do not dream that there are “ordinances”
which leave out the direct and constantly
exercised power of the Lord Jesus Christ. “In Him
(Christ) all things consist,” or “hold together”
Col 1:17 *Bishop Lightfoot says concerning this
word: “Hold together, “COHERE” He is the
principle of cohesion in the universe.
   To take one instance, the action of
gravitation, which keeps in their places things
fixed, and regulates the motions of things
moving, is an expression of His mind.
   Similarly, in Heb. 1:3, Christ the Logos is
described as “sustaining” the universe.”
   To conceive that the Son of God can “maintain
all things by the word of His power,” and at the
same time or for an instant, be absent from His
creation (in the sense in which the evolutionists
claim) is hideous infidelity which would banish
God from His own creation if it could!
   An example dear to us is our Lord Jesus’
constant care for all His saints.
   Thousands upon thousands are asking Him daily
for this and that: and He is able to speak the
word of His power to each.      How?

He is God-THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HIS POWER!

   Ghastly wonder of all the ages: man, a
creature, whose very name is need, need, need;
who must be “kept” from outside himself, like a
newborn babe, supplied with breath, with food,
with air; kept in the balance by a power wholly
without himself; who must be warmed by a created
sun; the temperature of his body kept by a
marvelous adjustment; his blood kept circulating;
his heart kept beating--- yet the constant effort
of human “science” and “philosophy” is to get as
far away as possible from the consciousness of
this creating, providing, maintaining Lord God!)
--- William R Newell

   As I sat at Denny’s coffee shop reading this,
tears welled up in my eyes as once again He made
me so aware of how inadequate I am. He truly does
it all in spite of me. Truly His grace covers me
while His Spirit changes me!      David