Hebrews 3:1

Hebrews 3:1

Fix your thoughts on Jesus!

What a journey this epistle has taken us on already! Surely by now, we have established that Jesus Christ is greater than, and exalted over, any angelic beings. Not only that, but we have begun to understand the extent of His manhood and the unique way in which He, and only He, has dealt with the problem of our mortality. The one final and unconquerable obstacle to our ascent to the heavens is death; this final nail in our coffins was destroyed at the cross and Jesus is now the Victor and unsurpassed Saviour of all mankind. The only battle that really matters in the history of humanity is the battle with death, and Yeshua is the only One who has conquered and made a way through this seemingly impossible barrier. How foolish men are, to ignore Him and belittle and blaspheme Him! Who else can save us from the inevitable?

No wonder the author of this extraordinary epistle now asks us to “fix our thoughts on Jesus.”

If you, like me, consider yourself to be set apart by God and to have received the heavenly calling, then Jesus must be the focus of our thoughts and affections every day we are alive. The heavenly calling is only available to those who have overcome the ghastly claws of death through the blood of God’s Lamb and who have accepted the invitation to, one day, enjoy the literal presence of the Lord! Death is the only thing that can stop this and for those who believe, death is no longer an obstacle. 

Jesus Christ is most certainly our High Priest, but He is also our Apostle. That does not mean that He is demeaned to be one of the twelve apostles. An apostle is one who is sent by God and in that definition, Yeshua is the supreme Apostle for He was sent directly and personally to the world by the Lord God. So, let’s fix our eyes on Him this day and rejoice that we have been called and chosen to know Him and be loved by Him. Hallelujah!

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