In The Word
Read: Hebrews 3:1-6
Jesus Our High Priest
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus; 2 He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house. 3 For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. 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, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; 6 but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the boast of our hope.
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Walking In The Word
In this powerful passage, the Holy Spirit calls us to fix our gaze on Jesus, the faithful Apostle and High Priest of our confession. Jesus was perfectly faithful to the Father who appointed Him, surpassing even Moses, who served faithfully in God’s house as a servant. Christ, however, is faithful as the Son over God’s house—and we are that house, provided we hold fast to our confidence and the joyful boast of our hope.
This Scripture is about being faithful to the assignment God gives to you. Whether it was Jesus fulfilling His divine mission as the Son, Moses leading God’s people, or David—who “served God’s purpose in his own generation” before he fell asleep (Acts 13:36)—every one of God’s servants has a specific purpose to complete. The same is true for you and me. God knew us before we were born, and He has recorded in His books the good works He prepared in advance for us to walk in (Psalm 139:16; Ephesians 2:10). We were created through, by, and for Jesus Christ—to accomplish something that brings glory to Him on this earth.
Importantly, it is God who accomplishes His will through us, not we ourselves in our own power. We are not self-reliant achievers but surrendered vessels in His hands. Our calling is to live fully for Him, allowing His Spirit to work His purposes in and through our lives.
One clear way to discern your assignment is found in Romans 12:1-2 (NASB 2020): “Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Begin by offering yourself completely to God as a living sacrifice. Renew your mind daily through His Word, refusing to conform to the patterns of this world. As you do, you will discern His good, acceptable, and perfect will. We are also called to be Spirit-led, walking in step with the Holy Spirit rather than relying on our own understanding.
Let us commit today to faithfulness. No assignment is insignificant when it comes from God. In quiet faithfulness or visible leadership, let’s complete what He has entrusted to us in our generation—for His glory and our eternal reward. Hold firmly to Christ, and we will finish well as part of His house.