Who Deserves the Praise? 谁佩得赞美？
Dexu Xia
Every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Hebrews 3:4
From the spiral staircase to the expansive bedroom, from the hardwood floors to the plush carpeting, from the huge laundry room to the well-organized office, the realtor showed a potential home to the young couple. At every corner they turned, they raved about its beauty: “You’ve picked the best place for us. This house is amazing!” Then the realtor responded with something they thought a bit unusual yet true: “I’ll pass along your compliment to the builder. The one who built the house deserves the praise; not the house itself or the one who shows it off.”
The realtor’s words echo the writer of Hebrews: “The builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself” (3:3). The writer was comparing the faithfulness of Jesus, the Son of God, with the prophet Moses (vv. 1–6). Though Moses was privileged to speak to God face-to-face and to see His form (Numbers 12:8), he was still only “a servant” in the house of God (Hebrews 3:5). Christ as the Creator (1:2, 10) deserves honor as the divine “builder of everything” and as the Son “over God’s house” (3:4, 6). God’s house is His people.
When we serve God faithfully, it’s Jesus the divine builder who deserves the honor. Any praise we, God’s house, receive ultimately belongs to Him.
By: Anne Cetas
What has God built into you? What are unique ways you can give honor to Jesus if you’re complimented?
Jesus, You deserve all my praise. May my life and words give You that praise on this day.
因为房屋都必有人建造，但建造万物的就是上帝。—希伯来书3章4节
房屋仲介带着想购屋的一对年轻夫妇去看一栋房子。从回旋楼梯到奢华卧室，硬木地板到绒毛地毯，宽敞洗衣间到井然有序的书房，每到一处，夫妻俩都赞不绝口，并夸赞仲介：“你替我们挑的真是太适合我们了。这房子太棒了！”然后，那位仲介回应了一句不太寻常但却很真实的话。仲介说：“我会将你们的赞扬转达给盖这栋房子的人。毕竟，应该得到称赞的，不是这栋房子，也不是展示这房子的人，而是建造这栋房子的人。”
那位仲介的一番话，正呼应了希伯来书作者所说：“建造房屋的比房屋更尊荣”（3章3节）。作者是将圣子耶稣的信实，与先知摩西相比（1-6节）。虽然摩西享有特权，能与上帝面对面说话，能看见上帝的形象（民数记12章8节），但他也只是上帝家中的“仆人”（希伯来书3章5节）。而耶稣基督作为创造一切的主（1章2、10节），祂配得一切的赞美，因为祂“建造万物”，祂作为上帝的儿子，“治理上帝的家”（3章4、6节）。上帝的家就是祂的子民。
当我们忠心事奉上帝时，那配得尊荣的乃是圣子耶稣这位建造者，而不是我们。因我们都是祂所造的，你我得到的任何赞扬，最终都属于祂。
作者： 施安妮
上帝如何建造你、改变你？当你受人称赞时，
你能以何种方式将荣耀归给耶稣？
亲爱的主耶稣，祢配得我所有的称颂。
愿我的生命和话语，都能将颂赞归于祢