Following Judah's Lion

Consider Him

Heb.3:1-6 - Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

What a glorious privilege to be called “holy brethren” and “partakers of the heavenly calling”. Oh my. What on earth can attract our interest when we have a calling from the very throne room of the Risen Christ?? And our Savior was, is, and always will be holy, but in an incredible act of loving grace we have been made holy. Oh my. When it comes to seeing and being in the presence of Him from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away our imaginations are a drop of water compared to the ocean of that reality.

And we are the sons of God by faith in His finished work and the power of His resurrection. One day this world, this universe will fade into nothingness while a new heaven and a new earth will be spoken into eternal existence. To the lost it seems like so much fairy tale, but to us who have experienced His glorious power that saved and changed us, it is the unalterable future reserved for those who have found eternal shelter in Him alone. He reigns at this very moment, and many people I have known are beholding His shining face this very moment. Oh my.

I grow more weary of this present world every day. I desire to surrender every single cell in my body to Him, and yet my flesh still creates pockets of self that seek to dilute my testimony and cast a shadow over His presence within me. But the Lamb of God is worthy to be praised at all times. The angels are praising Him now, and some are saying, “Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come“. And our inheritance is not of this world. Like the Levites, our inheritance is Him! Is that not enough for us? Must we have more of this temporal dung hill? Or are our hearts fixed upon His face while we look for that day when faith will become sight?

Why would we preach Moses and his law when Christ is the end of the law to every one that believes? When Christ is exalted all creation fades, and the things of this earth grow strangely dim. Oh the honor to bow before His august glory and with trembling lips worship the Risen Lion of the Tribe of Judah! Oh my. Let the world argue and harangue over money and taxes and political power; we are partakers of a heavenly calling coming from the King who wields all power! And all this through His shed blood. Oh my.

His shed blood. How can it be? How can God bleed, and even more wondrous how can God bleed for me? To say I did not deserve His redemption is literally to somewhat soil the truth. There is no word, no metaphor, or no example that can ever approach how wretched we were. And the Holy One, untouched by sin, came down in my likeness so one day I could appear in His likeness. Oh my. The promises of God are “yea and amen” in Christ. It is more likely that the Sun will burn out tomorrow than even one jot or title of God’s Word will not come to fruition!

When you take a week’s vacation, somewhere around the fourth day you begin to feel the end closing in. You may begin to think of things you must do as soon as the week is over. By the seventh day, you feel the apprehension of returning to work as your vacation ends. Oh, but when we are in bodies like His there will be no end. It is most difficult to understand all the glorious ramifications of our eternal lives. Every moment will be filled with a glory unknown to us this side of heaven.

We would have been eternally grateful if Jesus had redeemed us and prepared a place for us to spend eternity in glory and bliss, but He Himself would not be there. That still would have been infinitely more than we ever deserved. But Jesus, the Eternal Son of the Living God, has called us to spend eternity with Him! Oh my. And He has promised to remake us in His image. Only the Holy Spirit of God can make any of this real to us. It beyond us to comprehend in the natural.

We talk too much about this world. We worry too much about this world. We lust too much of this world. I exhort us all, cast the eyes of your heart upon the Lamb of God. Dwell on Him. Worship Him. Seek His face. Let His presence permeate every aspect of our lives. Let Him be high and lifted up, and let Him have all the preeminence.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Jesus was, is, and always will be Lord of All. Amen and amen.