Week 6: Consider Jesus, the Son Over the House

Day 1 -- Consider Who You Are in Christ
 
Scripture: Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 2:10–13

Key Verse: ““Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly  calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our  confession.” (Hebrews 3:1)
 
Before the author of Hebrews commands us to consider Jesus, he  reminds us who we are by grace: “holy brothers” who share in a  “heavenly calling.” This order matters. The Christian life does not  begin with our eLort to climb into God’s household; it begins with  God bringing us into His household through the Son. We are not holy  because we have made ourselves clean, and we are not brothers  because we have earned a family name. We are holy because Christ  has set us apart, and we are brothers because He was not ashamed  to call us His own.

This is gospel comfort for weary saints. Your identity is not finally  determined by the strength of your week, the steadiness of your  emotions, or the visibility of your fruit. If you are in Christ, your life is  anchored in a heavenly calling that came from God, is secured by
Christ, and will end in glory. So today, do not begin by staring at  yourself. Begin by considering Jesus, the faithful Son who has  brought you near.
 
Reflection: Where are you tempted to define yourself by your  weakness, failure, fear, or circumstances rather than by your union with Christ?
 
Prayer: Father, thank You for calling me in Christ and making me  part of Your household. Teach me to live today from the identity You  have given me, not from the accusations of my own heart. Help me  consider Jesus with faith, humility, and joy. Amen. 

Day 2 -- Consider Jesus, the Apostle of Our Confession
 
Scripture: Hebrews 3:1; John 1:14–18

Key Verse: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and  we have seen his glory.” (John 1:14)
 
Hebrews calls Jesus “the apostle…of our confession.” An apostle is  one who is sent. Moses was sent to Israel with God’s word, but Jesus  is the greater Sent One. He does not merely bring a message from  God; He is the Word made flesh. In Him, God has spoken finally,  fully, and personally. If you want to know what God is like toward  sinners, sufferers, doubters, and the weary, consider Jesus.

Our hearts often invent false pictures of God. We may imagine Him  reluctant to show mercy, impatient with weakness, or distant in  suLering. But Christ reveals the Father. Grace has a face. Mercy has  hands. Truth has a voice. Holiness came near to the unclean without  becoming unclean. Today, let the Son correct every distorted view of  God that fear, shame, or suLering has formed in you.

Reflection: What false assumption about God needs to be  corrected by looking again at Jesus?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are the Father’s perfect revelation. Deliver  me from every false picture of God that keeps me from trusting,  obeying, and drawing near. Help me see the Father’s glory and grace  in You. Amen.

Day 3 -- Consider Jesus, the High Priest of Our Confession

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:14–16; Hebrews 7:25
 
Key Verse: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of  grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of  need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

Jesus is not only the Apostle who comes from God to us; He is the  High Priest who brings us to God. This is the mercy our guilty  consciences need. We do not need a priest who excuses sin or  minimizes holiness. We need a Priest who can deal with sin fully, finally, and righteously. Christ does this by offering not the blood of another, but Himself.
 
When guilt rises, we are tempted to hide, excuse, compare, or try harder. But Hebrews calls us to draw near. The throne of God is a  throne of grace because our High Priest has passed through the heavens and lives to intercede for us. Your confidence before God is  not the quality of your repentance, the eloquence of your prayers, or the consistency of your obedience. Your confidence is Christ Himself.

Reflection: What guilt, shame, or burden do you need to bring  honestly to your merciful and faithful High Priest today?
 
Prayer: Lord Jesus, my faithful High Priest, thank You for oLering  Yourself for sinners and interceding for me even now. Teach me not  to run from You in guilt, but to draw near to You in faith. Amen. 

Day 4 -- Consider Jesus, Worthy of More Glory

Scripture: Hebrews 3:2–5; Colossians 1:15–20
 
Key Verse: “For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than  Moses.” (Hebrews 3:3)

Hebrews honors Moses, but it will not allow us to confuse the  servant with the Son. Moses was faithful in God’s house, but Jesus is worthy of more glory as the Builder of the house. Moses testified to  what was coming; Jesus is the fulfillment. Moses reflected light;  Jesus is the Light. Moses served within the plan; Jesus accomplishes the plan.
 
Sin disorders our sense of glory. We give ultimate weight to things that cannot bear it: approval, comfort, control, success, heritage, pain, fear, or reputation. But Christ is worthy of more glory. The  healing of the soul begins when the glory of Christ becomes weightier to us than the voices that tempt us to drift. Today, ask the Spirit to reorder your loves by setting the worth of Jesus before your  heart.

Reflection: What has been receiving more weight, attention, fear, or affection than Christ in your heart?

Prayer: Father, forgive me for giving ultimate weight to lesser things.  By Your Spirit, show me again the glory of Your Son. Make Christ  more beautiful, more precious, and more satisfying to me than  anything that competes for my trust. Amen. 

Day 5 -- Consider Jesus and Hold Fast

Scripture: Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 12:1–2
 
Key Verse: “And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” (Hebrews 3:6)

“And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our  boasting in our hope.” This is not a call to save ourselves by gripping  harder. It is a call to persevere by looking harder at Christ. Holding fast is the evidence of belonging, not the purchase price of  belonging. We persevere because the faithful Son preserves His house.

Christian confidence is not arrogance. It is settled trust in Christ’s  finished work and present reign. Christian boasting is not self praise. It is rejoicing in the hope secured by the crucified, risen, and  reigning Son. So when faith trembles, do not make your trembling  the final word. Run to Christ. Hear His voice. Cling to His mercy.  Boast in His hope.

Reflection: Where do you need endurance today, and how does  considering Jesus strengthen your confidence and hope?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, faithful Son over God’s house, keep me holding  fast to the confidence and hope found in You. When I am weak,  steady me. When I am tempted, draw my eyes back to You. Preserve  me by Your grace until faith becomes sight. Amen.