Moses and Jesus (Heb. 3:1-6)

[Sung Psalm: 133]

The message that you heard has called you out of darkness into light. God has spoken not just through prophets and angels, but now in these last days has spoken in his Son.

And because Jesus now sits at the right hand of the Father – and because he has united you to himself – therefore, you share his heavenly calling!

So – as Hebrews says: "consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,"

Hebrews is concerned that you might drift away. The temptation that he's dealing with here is especially the danger of drifting back towards Judaism, back to Moses, but it applies to any lure that draws you away from Christ.

Hebrews reminds us that God has subjected everything under the Son's feet.

We don't see everything under his feet – we see a world that seems very much out of control: a virus that keeps spreading – and mutating; a political world that has lost any real sense of truth or honor; and for that matter, the church doesn't seem to be much different from the world!

But how are things different – really – than they were in the early church?! In the second century, smallpox ravaged the Roman empire. And as for political instability – at one point there were 26 emperors in a 50 year stretch!

And even the apostles comment on how divided the church was!

That's why Hebrews admits – we do not see everything in subjection to him! But we see Jesus. We see him, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death.

So when Hebrews calls you to hold fast your confidence and your boasting in your hope, he is reminding you to hold fast to Jesus. When you face temptation and trial, consider him.