Be the House

Looking at the second New Year Resolution from the Book of Hebrews, “Fix Your Thoughts On Jesus”, it’s grounded in something important.  At the end of verse one, it says that we acknowledge Jesus as our apostle and high priest.

Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.

An apostle is someone sent.  A high priest intercedes by offering sacrifice.

We acknowledge by faith that Jesus was the sent One among the 3 “Persons” of the Trinity.  The Father is the One who sent Him.  And He intercedes for us, just like Moses did in the days of old…only better.  Scripture continues saying,

2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.

Jesus served like Moses did, only better. He came as the Son.  Moses’ “house” was the people of Israel.  But Jesus’ faithfulness is over God’s house…and every human being ever created is potentially God’s house by virtue of being human. 

But not all will “be the house.” 
Sad to say, not all will even want to “be the house.“

Being the house is by faith, acknowledging Jesus.  It involves paying careful attention first and foremost. Why? Because Scripture reminds us that we’re paying attention to God in the Person of His Son Jesus Christ.  And God is better than angels, than people, than prophets, than news anchors, than the WHO and Fauci…

Being the house means by faith we plant our flag, and fix our thoughts, on Jesus. 

Questions for today:

Have you resolved to “be the house” by faith in Jesus?

Where are your thoughts fixed?

When you feel your thoughts are drifting, how can you fix them again on Jesus?