Here’s a powerful spiritual practice built around the descriptions of Jesus that are found in the book of Hebrews (from an article by Tim Shorey)…

The names, titles, and descriptors of Jesus in Hebrews state that Christ…

• is the radiance of God’s glory, the imprint of his nature, and the upholder of his universe (1:3)
• commands the hosts of heaven (1:6, 7, 14)
• is crowned with glory and honor (2:7–8)
• is our merciful and faithful High Priest (2:17, 18; 3:1; 4:14–16)
• is the faithful beloved Son over God’s house (3:2–6)
• gives everlasting rest (4:1–10)
• learned obedience through suffering (5:3–9)
• was perfected through suffering (2:10)
• is the anchor for our drifting and drowning souls (6:19–20)
• is our refuge and hope (6:17, 18)
• guarantees and mediates a better covenant (7:22; 8:6–12; 12:24)
• continues forever (7:21, 24)
• always lives to intercede for us (7:25)
• is holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens (7:26)
• is seated at the right hand of the throne of God’s majesty on high (1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2)
• offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins (7:27; 9:13–14; 10:10–18)
• writes his law on our hearts (8:10; 10:16)
• remembers our sins no more (8:12; 10:16–17)
• is the founder and perfecter of our faith (2:10; 12:2)
• for the joy that was set before him endured the cross and despised its shame (12:2)
• has a kingdom that cannot be shaken (12:28–29)
• promises a better home in a better city in a better country (11:10, 14–16; 13:14)
• is the Lord our helper so we will not fear (13:6)
• is in all his ways and works the same yesterday, today, and forever (13:8)
• bore our reproach outside the camp as the sacrificial scapegoat for our sins (13:12–14)
• is the great shepherd of the sheep (13:20–21)

Include these descriptors in your prayers to the Lord:

• Dear eternal Son of God. I worship you as Lord of all the heavenly hosts; the One who tells the angels what to do and sends them forth to serve us . . .
• Dear Apostle of God, who speaks to man for God, and High Priest of our confession, who speaks to God for man . . .
• Dear Lord Jesus Christ, you are God’s anointed King, whose throne is forever and ever . . .
• Dear Mediator and merciful High Priest and Savior. You sit at the right hand of the Majesty on high to intercede for me . . .
• Dear atoning Lord, you are our single sacrifice for sin, our helper forever, the great Shepherd of your sheep . . .
• Dear sovereign Savior—you are the same yesterday, today, and forever—I worship you, my unchanging God . . .
• Dear Lord Jesus, you are holy, innocent, undefiled, and separate from sinners—would you please help me to be like you?

Learning of Christ in these ways (through Hebrews and the rest of Scripture), and then addressing him accordingly, will grow your knowledge of what Christ does for you. It will also deepen your appreciation for Christ.

As Shorey writes, “By considering and then praying the names and titles of Jesus, as well as those of each person of the Trinity, we learn to respect God’s attributes, offices, and roles. We’re led into wonder, love, and praise. We move beyond a quick “Dear [indistinct and undefined] God” and commune instead with the distinct and defined triune God. Such rich contemplation and communion cannot help but cure our prone-to-wander hearts.”