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WORTHY OF MORE GLORY (HEBREW 3:1-6)

REFLECTION

“Worth of more glory” is the theme for our reflection. Worthy of more glory means a person deserves among all other things to be accorded honour than others based on his or her relevance. In the context of our theme, Jesus is worthy of more glory than all other servants who have had the privilege of serving God. We shall reflect on the fact that Jesus is the Son of God, but all others are the servants of God. Therefore, Jesus is worthy of more glory.

Beloved in the Lord, Moses was highly honoured in the history and tradition of the Israelites. In deed, Moses predates Jesus Christ historically. Moses was regarded as the great prophet and deliverer of Israel whose leadership made Judaism a religious institution and tradition. Again, he was worthy of glory because he was God’s spokesperson to the Israelites. When it comes to Judaism, Abraham, Moses, and the prophet are important figures worthy of more glory than Jesus. The writer of Hebrew’s aim is to enlighten his Jewish audience about the relevance of Jesus in the salvation of humanity as compared to Moses. It is for this reason, he wrote, Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honour than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 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.” (Hebrews 3:1-6). In other words, an occupant of a house and the house can not be more important than the owner of the house. Paul was a devout practitioner of Judaism but when he encountered Jesus and considered Him worthy of more glory, Paul said, “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.” (Philippians 3:7-11) Dear friend, who is Christ to you? Is he worth your praise and honour?

Moses, including all who came before and after him, were all called by God to be used as vessels or instruments of transformation in the salvation of Israel and the world, but Jesus is the Son of God who predates everyone of us and incarnated within a certain space and time in history as God’s ultimate reality and revelation to humanity so that through Him, salvation will be made complete. It is for this reason, during the Transfiguration account, we are told, “And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus…And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” (Mark 9:2-4,7). The Transfiguration account greatly reminds us that Jesus, the Son of God, and our Saviour is worthy of more glory than Moses, who represents the law, and Elijah, who represents the Prophets. Again, Jesus assures us after His resurrection, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” (Luke 24:44). The lesson of today’s reflection is that no one, no matter how gifted the person is in the house of God is more deserving of glory than our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Pastors or Church leaders can not and should not take the place of Jesus in the house of God. We are only servants, called by grace and empowered through the Holy Spirit to lead and serve. We must be humble and lead people to Christ and not to ourselves. It is unfortunate that some Christians have replaced Jesus with their Pastors, Prophets or men, and women of God. They are accustomed to follow their instructions without endeavouring to develop a personal relationship with Jesus, study His Word and follow His perfect examples. We often here some Christians say, “My pastor or prophet says…”My prophet or pastor says I should do this and that.” How often do we dedicate our time and energy to studying the Word of God and to discover what Jesus says. The Reformation that brought about Protestantism and separation from the Roman Catholic Church came about because people started listening to the voice of Christ through the study of the Bible. They stopped listening to human beings who purport to be speaking on behalf of God for centuries. Jesus is the focus of our faith and is worthy of more glory. All others are merely ancillary. In fact everything that happened before Christ, point to Him and everything that happened and is still happening after Christ, point back to Him. He is the ultimate revelation of God for He revealed to us that “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” (John 10:17-30). Jesus is worthy of more glory because He and God are one in power and glory and we are mere servants saved by grace.

In summary, we have reflected on the theme “worthy of more glory”. We have discovered that Jesus is the Son of God and our Saviour, but all others are the servants of God, therefore, Jesus is worthy of more glory. Shalom.

PRAYER

Holy Spirit, keep us enlightened in a world of deception, self-projection, and distorted Biblical teachings. Strengthen us to continually study the Word of God to genuinely serve and worship God through Jesus His only begotten Son and our Saviour who is worthy of more glory than all other servants of the Lord. Amen.