Hebrews 3:2-6
Moses also was faithful in all God's house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
We are all trying to build a house. Increase our income, raise our children, prosper our family, expand our borders.
Interesting that God in Hebrews takes up this metaphor and says Jesus does this faithfully, as God’s Son for His Father (verse 6). And that WE are the house He is building. Husbands all try to live out Christ to their bride, but fail in some way. Jesus doesn’t. Pastors all try to live out Christ as shepherd to their sheep, but fail in some way. Jesus doesn’t. Magistrates fail to build a nation, “a single sword to Thee,” but fail. Our earthly rulers falter. But Jesus doesn’t.
In my circles we put a lot of emphasis on earthly authority of fathers, church elders, and civil magistrates. And rightly so. But they will all fail in some way. Jesus is building the Great House. The houses we’re all trying to build are incomplete, imperfect. But He will establish them by His GRACE. By our faith in Him, and not by our own works.
So as we build our houses, He is building His, with us as His stones (1 Peter 2:5). Remember that when your house falters a bit, God knows how to rebuild, reshape, refashion your stones into his glorious house. Trust Him to do it. Then you won’t get desperate, grasping after particular methods, turning from His power and Spirit to your own paltry efforts. Jesus may do it another way.
Trust Him.
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