Sunday, September 8, 2019

A Heavenly Calling

Hebrews 3:1-6 (ESV Strong's)

1 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. 3 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. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 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.

Those who have answered His call and are in Jesus have become the house of God. He is the builder and cornerstone of the dwelling place of God, which is the body of Christ. 

Moses built the tabernacle of the tent of meeting according to the pattern given to Him from heaven. He was faithful in God’s house as a servant. It was but a shadow of that which was to come. 

Jesus builds the living temple filled with His everlasting life of those who are faithful in God’s house as His sons. He is the heavenly tabernacle manifest on the earth. 

The least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than all who dwell on the earth. It is a heavenly calling and a work of God. 

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