thoughts

Yesterday I wrote about the amazing truth that Jesus became just like us. He became fully human and lived out the entirety of a human experience here on earth, only without sin.

That led to one of those “therefore” (read, “because of that”) statements, this one in Hebrews 3:1-3: “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.”

Because Jesus successfully lived a life, we should think only about Jesus as the example of what we want to become. The ancient Jews looked to Moses. We tend to look to self-help gurus or very successful people. Maybe we ask our friends, or put the question out on social media. There are a lot of places we look for answers.

Don’t bother, the author of Hebrews says. None of them can save you. But Jesus can. Thoughts about wealth, plans for getting 10,000 Twitter followers, schemes to land that next promotion – all these things will leave you disappointed. Don’t spend your mental energy there.

No, fix your eyes not on who your Moses is, that earthly role model you think can show you how to win. Fix your thoughts on Jesus. That’s how we can make the most of ourselves, and our lives here on earth.