| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In Hebrews 3, we learn that Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses. The writer uses an analogy in today's verse to illustrate his point: The builder of a house has more glory than the house itself. The builder of the house did all the work; the house is the result of the work. In the same way, the Lord has created us and is making us in His image--we cannot take credit for what He has done. This verse fills us with humility, helping us see that we are all recipients of the Lord's grace, just as Moses was so many centuries before us.
When we share our godly works with other people, our motivation is what matters … and is usually most obvious to the people around us. For instance, if we share to bring glory to the Lord, that's good. But if we do so to highlight our own altruism, it's sinful. This is because, as today's verse says, the Lord is the one who builds all things. He is the one who has given us the ability to love people self-sacrificially. He is the one who helps us meet other people's needs, and in all the good that we do, we should remember to focus on Him first. |
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The Lord is the one who initiates all things in our hearts that bring glory to Him. When we forget about that, we miss out on intimacy with Him and make ourselves vulnerable to pride. This is how it's possible to go on mission trips and be active in church life, but still be far from the Lord. We have inadvertently made Christianity about us instead of Jesus.
But when we recognize Him as our Creator, rely on Him, and come to Him whenever we need something--over and over again--we get to see how the Lord provides for us day after day, meeting all our needs and satisfying us in Him alone.
When we realize that God is the builder of all things, we can have freedom and joy. We can happily take our rightful place as unworthy but deeply loved servants in the house that the Lord Himself built. As we get to know Him more, recognizing Him as the builder of all things, He will satisfy us more than any accomplishment or good deed ever could.
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