Daily Reading March 21 2010 from Hebrews 3:1-6 NIV

Day 70

Hebrews 3:1-6 NIV
1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.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, testifying to what would be said in the future. 6 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.

Fix Your Thoughts on Christ -
This certainly isn't difficult to do if you are follower of God. We have our eyes fixed upon Christ because without Him and His sacrifice we would have no means to a relationship with the Father. Paul says Christ was faithful, found worthy of great honor, a faithful son over God's house. Notice Paul's first greeting "holy brothers" this signifies the relationship we have as believers adopted into the family of God because of the shed blood of Jesus on Calvary. Paul says to focus on Christ because His name is above all names. Paul mentions Moses but insists that Christ was and is greater. To many Jews of that day and even today that would have been blasphemy. Moses was their father but Jesus pointed them the way to the FATHER and when they rejected the SON Jesus died and opened the family to ALL who would believe and call on the name of Jesus. Jesus is over the house of God and we are a part of this house Paul says "if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast." So Paul says to not only fix our thought on Christ but to continue in our faith til the end. Paul said in other scripture that he died daily, in other words being a follower of Christ being a follower is a daily decision. Paul isn't looking for half-hearted confessions but whole-hearted daily commitment to the cause of Christ. Where are your thoughts? I want to be found focused and fixed on Christ.

Blessings,

Pastor Larry