Hebrews 3:3-6
Look at the wording interaction between Moses and Jesus in these verses: in verse 2, Jesus is faithful, just as Moses was faithful "in God's house". In verse 3, Jesus is worthy of greater honor, as "a builder is worthy of greater honor than the house." In verse 4, God is the builder of everything (and the house). In verse 5 and the beginning of verse 6, Moses is again a servant, and Jesus is the son over the house. In the end of verse 6, we (and, by extension, Moses) are God's house.
As children and servants of God, we both are God's building work and servants in it. In both respects, we are subordinate to Jesus, Who is (with God) the builder of the house as we are the house and the son over it as we are servants in it.
Ever thought of yourself as a block of wood? Sometimes I think like one...
We are the bricks of God's house, the slats in Jesus' cabin. He builds us collectively into a house for His Spirit, as Paul mentions in I Corinthians 6:19. Together, we make God's house.
If that seems like a funny metaphor to you, think about it from the point of view of the ancient Jews. What was the house of God? Where was it? Until it was destroyed, the house of God was the temple in Jerusalem. After it was destroyed, the Jews didn't have a place on earth where God dwelt.
But for the Christians, the house of God no longer stood by stone and mortar, but in the hearts of the believers. Together, the body of Christians referred to as the church makes up a temple to God, a dwelling place for the Spirit of God. Each brick makes up the whole, and each Christian has his place in the house as does each brick.
At the same time, we serve inside God's house. For the Jews, it was the priests that served in a temple built by human hands, making sacrifices and maintaining the temple. For us, we serve in a temple not built by human hands as we make living sacrifices to God every day and as we do our work, blessing and encouraging the people of God, the temple of God.
Important as we are to the work of God, our roles can never compare to the role of Jesus--just as the role of a servant can never compare to the importance of the son, just as the role a brick plays in holding up a house can never compare to the importance of the builder in setting up the house.
Jesus is worthy. In bringing all men to God, He claimed worth to receive all praise and honor and glory and power, which will also be given to Him by God, and which He will use to God's glory and praise. He was faithful to God, therefore He is found worthy of praise.
Is Jesus the builder in my life? Does He control the things I choose to do and the reactions I choose to make?
I find that, far too often, He is not.
But, just as Jesus is faithful to God, He is also faithful to me, to forgive me and erase my sins. I bow to Him for forgiveness and look to Him for guidance, and He gives me all I need.
May He ever be praised!
As children and servants of God, we both are God's building work and servants in it. In both respects, we are subordinate to Jesus, Who is (with God) the builder of the house as we are the house and the son over it as we are servants in it.
Ever thought of yourself as a block of wood? Sometimes I think like one...
We are the bricks of God's house, the slats in Jesus' cabin. He builds us collectively into a house for His Spirit, as Paul mentions in I Corinthians 6:19. Together, we make God's house.
If that seems like a funny metaphor to you, think about it from the point of view of the ancient Jews. What was the house of God? Where was it? Until it was destroyed, the house of God was the temple in Jerusalem. After it was destroyed, the Jews didn't have a place on earth where God dwelt.
But for the Christians, the house of God no longer stood by stone and mortar, but in the hearts of the believers. Together, the body of Christians referred to as the church makes up a temple to God, a dwelling place for the Spirit of God. Each brick makes up the whole, and each Christian has his place in the house as does each brick.
At the same time, we serve inside God's house. For the Jews, it was the priests that served in a temple built by human hands, making sacrifices and maintaining the temple. For us, we serve in a temple not built by human hands as we make living sacrifices to God every day and as we do our work, blessing and encouraging the people of God, the temple of God.
Important as we are to the work of God, our roles can never compare to the role of Jesus--just as the role of a servant can never compare to the importance of the son, just as the role a brick plays in holding up a house can never compare to the importance of the builder in setting up the house.
Jesus is worthy. In bringing all men to God, He claimed worth to receive all praise and honor and glory and power, which will also be given to Him by God, and which He will use to God's glory and praise. He was faithful to God, therefore He is found worthy of praise.
Is Jesus the builder in my life? Does He control the things I choose to do and the reactions I choose to make?
I find that, far too often, He is not.
But, just as Jesus is faithful to God, He is also faithful to me, to forgive me and erase my sins. I bow to Him for forgiveness and look to Him for guidance, and He gives me all I need.
May He ever be praised!
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