Hebrews 3, God comparing Jesus's work to an architect:
THE ARCHITECT'S CHAPTER
"For he [JESUS] was faithful to God, who appointed him,
just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God's entire house.
But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses,
just as a person who builds a house
deserves more praise than the house itself.
For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God.
Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant.
His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house.
And we are God's house, * IF *
we keep our courage and remain confident
in our hope in Christ.
That is why the Holy Spirit says, "Today when you hear his voice,
don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness.
There your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
even though they saw my miracles for forty years.
GOD'S WARNING
Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.
Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving,
turning you away from the living God.
You must warn each other every day,
while it is still "today,"
so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
Paul quotes God's warning in Psalm 95: 7-11,
So I [God] was angry
with them, and I said,
THE ARCHITECT'S CHAPTER
"For he [JESUS] was faithful to God, who appointed him,
just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God's entire house.
But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses,
just as a person who builds a house
deserves more praise than the house itself.
For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God.
Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant.
His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house.
And we are God's house, * IF *
we keep our courage and remain confident
in our hope in Christ.
That is why the Holy Spirit says, "Today when you hear his voice,
don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness.
There your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
even though they saw my miracles for forty years.
GOD'S WARNING
Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.
Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving,
turning you away from the living God.
You must warn each other every day,
while it is still "today,"
so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
Paul quotes God's warning in Psalm 95: 7-11,
So I [God] was angry
with them, and I said,
'Their hearts always turn away from me.
They refuse to do what I tell them.'
So in my anger I took an oath:
'They will never enter My place of rest.'"(Psalm 95: 7-11)So in my anger I took an oath:
WITH THANKS TO GOD WHO SENT JESUS
TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR US TO TRULY REPENT
AND BE FORGIVEN OF ALL SINS...... See the book of First John.PRAYER
God, soften my heart to be as YOURS, seeking to be HOLY through Jesus, our LORD and Savior. I pray this, from my heart. Be the Architect of my life. Help me follow Your blueprints.
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