Hebrews 1: God is steadfast and in Control

Reading Hebrews 1 was quite challenging. It seems that the author breaks it down into two parts, verses 1-3 and verses 4-14. The author (Paul ?) starts by asserting God's Glory. Then he moves on to making clear distinctions between Jesus & God versus the angels (and likely prophets). Though the text seemed fairly straight forward, I still had my doubts as to the intent of the scripture, which is why I turned to a commentary.

This chapter serves as a rebuttal to the Jews, who went down the path of idolatry. They idolized the Angels as powerful entities, perhaps in a similar way Catholics "worshiped" their saints. So it seems the first letter of Hebrews serves as a reminder of how God does not withstand idolatry. It makes sense to us if we take it in the context of God vs. angels, but I think God is telling us more than that. Going through great lengths to establish God's power and sovereignty very clear to us, one can't help but think of how we've failed God by placing other idols before himself.

10 He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.” Hebrews 1:10-12

As Hebrews 1:10-12 suggest, unlike the angels and the idols we make in our lives, God doesn't change. He is steadfast and in control of all things.

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Hebrews 1:3

Yet as Hebrews 1:3 remind us, God redeemed us and took his righteous place in the throne of heaven.

Application:
I think that we don't quite remind ourselves enough of the greatness of God's power. We easily forget how pricy his sacrifice was. We also tend to diminish God's power and lead ourselves to believe that there are other things just as righteous as God. That is obviously not true. But we failed time after time, placing idols before God. "How ridiculous" we think, but we continue to seek those frivolous things as if they were long lasting. The understanding of death is perhaps the best reminder of how transient life really is. Our lives are so insignificant, and the things we value outside of God are so meaningless in the grand scheme of things that it makes me laugh at myself that we spend so much time fighting God's call in our lives. We must place our hope in God and allow him to lead us faithfully in the right direction.

How?
(1) In our professions: Who am I serving, God or money?
(2) In our relationships: Am I surrounding myself with people who share my understanding of God's might and steadfastness?
(3) Trusting that the Lord leads us in the right path: Do I really believe that the things that I seek are meaningless in comparison to God and in turn seek things that are of God?