Focus: Hebrews 3:1 (Consider Jesus) & Matthew 5:17-18 Reflection: We are naturally tempted to approach our relationship with God like a job, trying to earn affection by fulfilling the Law. But Jesus said He came to fulfill the Law, not abolish it—a task we were never able to complete. If you are looking to Moses, you are trying to earn righteousness; if you are looking to Jesus, you are admitting you need someone who was enough on your behalf.

Application & Prayer: Identify one area where you are "white-knuckling" your faith (trying to be good enough, honest enough, sinless enough). Confess the self-righteousness inherent in that effort. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you shift your gaze to Jesus, who is the only one "able and willing to fulfill the Law" for you.

Focus: Hebrews 3:3-4 (Builder vs. House) Reflection: Moses was the faithful building manager of God's house (Israel). But Jesus is the Architect, the one who designed and built the entire structure. The sermon reminds us that the Builder of all things is God, making Jesus worthy of all glory. The house will crumble without the architect, but the architect exists independently of the house.

Application & Prayer: The foundation of your life is not your own good works, but Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 3:11). Take a moment to thank Jesus that He is the Builder and Architect of your soul. Ask Him to help you dismantle any part of your identity or worth that is built on sand (your own performance) and rely solely on the Rock (Jesus Christ).

Focus: Hebrews 3:5-6a (Servant vs. Son) Reflection: Moses was faithful as a servant in God's house. But Christ is faithful over God's house as a Son. This shift is everything: under the old covenant, even the best prophet was still an employee with protocol; under the new covenant, we are brought into the family. Through Christ, we have a relationship with God that is more intimate than what Moses experienced—direct access to the Father.

Application & Prayer: Reflect on what it means to be an adopted son or daughter rather than a servant. What does this adoption liberate you from (fear, condemnation, earning)? Approach God now, not with a laundry list of what you did wrong, but as a beloved child approaching a loving father.

Focus: Hebrews 3:6 (We Are His House) & Matthew 7:24-25 Reflection: The passage says, "And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope." If we are His house, and He is the Builder (the Rock), our foundation is secure, even when the storms come. The command is not to work harder, but to hold fast to the hope already given.

Application & Prayer: What are the "floods" and "winds" (trials, fears, doubts) beating on your house right now? In prayer, consciously anchor yourself to Jesus, the Cornerstone, verbally declaring your confidence in His finished work, rather than your ability to survive the storm.

Focus: Revelation 21:4 (The Builder’s Final Work) Reflection: Jesus is not just fixing up the old building; He is building something entirely new—a new heaven and a new earth where there is no more mourning, crying, or pain. This eternal inheritance is what gives our present hope its power. Our current suffering is temporary because the Builder's final structure is guaranteed.

Application & Prayer: Close the week by intentionally focusing on the hope of eternal life. What are you most looking forward to in that new creation (no pain, no tears, direct communion with God)? Let this guaranteed hope fuel your ability to hold fast today. Pray for the strength to endure, fixed on the reality that Jesus, the Builder of all time, is preparing your eternal home.