“Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be said in the future. But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast” (Hebrews 3:1-6).
That phrase, “hold on to our courage,” keeps running through my mind. I’m not sure why it has stuck in my brain but it seems to have an application to our social and spiritual situation. We’re hearing about churches who have accepted the lies of Satan in place of the truth of God’s Word. Our culture has accepted and given into the demands of a small percentage of our population who live immorally and who no longer respect the rights of Christians to live their faith. A large portion of a whole generation of people has been murdered before they were even born!
As the writer of Hebrews says, it’s time to fix our thoughts on Jesus. It has been said, “You are what you think.” If we want to be like Jesus we have to fix our thoughts on Him. Make Jesus more important than anything or anyone else! The author of Hebrews points out that Jesus is greater than Moses. Moses was very important in the history and life of the Hebrew people. He was a faithful servant of God. Jesus is the faithful Son of God.
God did not allow those, who were led by Moses, to enter into the promised land because of their rebellion and unbelief. God hasn’t changed. Will we be found faithful to the Son? Will we continue to hold on to our courage and our hope? We have the best hope ever! In Jesus! Hold on!
May we be found worthy. Amen.