Moses was Faithful as a Servant (Heb.3:5)

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

                                                                        Date:  01-13-03

 

My Worship Time                                          Focus:  Moses was Faithful as a Servant

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  Hebrews 3:5

 

            1.  Message of the verse:  “And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward,”  (NKJV)  “Moses was certainly faithful in God’s house, but only as a servant.  His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.”  (NLT) 

            This verse says that Moses was faithful as a servant, and this is the only time that this Greek word is used in the NT.  Strongs gives this explanation of the word:  “V-servant 1) an attendant, servant: of God 1a) spoken of Moses discharging the duties committed to him by God.”  Dr. MaCarthur says, “The term for ‘servant’ implies a position of dignity and freedom, not slavery.  However even as the highest-ranking servant, Moses could never hold the position of Son, which is Christ’s along.”  John 8:35 sheds light on this, “And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.” The last part of the verse says, “of those things which would be spoken afterward.”  This is speaking about a testimony to that which was to come in Christ.  John 5:46 says, "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.”  One of the purposes for the OT was to show the way of the Messiah and tell about Him, and in some cases there are “types” of Christ in the OT.  I think it could be said that Moses was a type of Christ for he lead his people out of bondage and into the promised land just as Jesus Christ lead His people out of the bondage of sin and will lead all of them into the promised land of heaven one day.

 

            2.  Spiritual meaning for my life today:  There is an example for me to follow as seen here in the life of Moses and that is to be a faithful servant just as he was.  All of God’s children are special to Him and He has work for them to do, so I too have a special job to do for the cause of Christ, and by God’s grace I will accomplish it for Him.

 

The Word of God was refreshing to me today, and it also brought a challenge to me as well.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  To trust the Lord to do the things that He would have me to do today for His glory.

 

Memory verses for the week:  Ephesians 2:10; Mark 12:30 (NIV)

 

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

 

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.