Good Morning Friends,
Name the most impressive person from history
that you can think of?
I'm not sure who came to mind, but if you had
asked that question of the Jews back in the early days of the church a lot of
them would have said Moses. You may have seen his story in a movie theater or on
your DVD. Oh, it was dressed up some to sell more tickets. The parting of the
Red Sea looked very amazing. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire
by night that followed Moses and the people were pretty astounding, too. Moses
seems to have been a great leader. He was powerful, wise, and full of integrity,
too.
Moses was a very impressive man. He was made
most impressive by his faith in God. But, there is One from history with whom
Moses can’t even compare.
“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
Moses, just as the builder of a house has 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)
As powerful and wise and full of integrity as
Moses was, he was still just a servant. As a very faithful servant, he deserves
our honor and respect. But no servant can compare with the Son! Jesus isn’t a servant
of God, He is the Son. Moses was a servant in God’s house, but Jesus is the
Ruler of the house.
Give honor where honor is due. Honor Moses,
and others who demonstrate the kind of integrity and wisdom and faith that he
had. But don’t just honor and respect Jesus: worship Him! He’s not the servant,
He’s the Ruler.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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