God the Builder
God the Builder
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. Hebrews 3:1-4
God is a builder. He has not only built galaxies, stars, planets, oceans, trees, plants, and animals . . . but also man. I’m not sure if he is still building other universes somewhere, but apparently he is still building men. In American Christianity with its highly Armenian tendencies, we view Godly men, with impressive achievements, as being somewhat self made. Due to their self control, biblical knowledge or innate goodness, they got somewhere, or achieved something grand. But this verse in Hebrews totally disassembles that theory.
When I first noticed this verse and was telling a friend about it, his first reaction was to take notice of the obvious point “God made everything, so God is great”, but in this instance, regarding this discussion, my focus is on the easily missed, initial point of the verse “God built Moses”! I’m not just saying God picked his eye and hair color, or decided on a height for him; I’m saying the abilities he had, the personality he had, the trials he faced, everything he was, was all due to God’s sovereign determination. God built Moses! Therefore God get’s all the credit for everything Moses achieved. Truly Moses did obey God and submit to Him, but it was God who gave him this ability and desire. God prepared good works for Moses to walk in. This is why we are to pray Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,* we want his will in our lives. And we should have great humility concerning any good thing that comes into and through our lives.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
* Matthew 6:10
