Topic: BEING IN HIS GLORY
Text: Luke 9:28-36
9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
9:29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.
9:30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah
9:31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His [a]decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
9:32 But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.
9:33 Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three [b]tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.
9:34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud.
9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is [c]My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
9:36 When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
STUDY:
Today is marked as the Transfiguration of Christ in the Church Calendar. Jesus took three of His disciples – Peter, James and John – to the mountain to pray. While praying, His countenance changed and He was transfigured (transformed into glory). He was then joined by Moses (representing the Law) and Elijah (representing the Prophets), who interacted with Him. The significance is that these men surrendered authority to Jesus who came to fulfil the Law and the Prophets. Because the disciples were sleeping, they could not record what Jesus discussed with Moses and Elijah; that is the danger of sleeping at the wrong time. Any person moving from a hot to a very cool environment will probably want to remain there except the person is suffering from fever. Of course, Peter suggested to Jesus that they build three tabernacles for the three personalities as to remain permanently there.
It was while Jesus Christ prayed at the mountain that the transformation came and was witnessed by those He took along (v. 32). So the place of change is at the altar of prayer. This reveals that if we set aside time to pray as Jesus did in verse 28, we too will experience the glory of the Lord. (1 Thess. 5:17). Beloved, what therefore, can limit us from experiencing this glory? See 1 John 2:15-17 and Proverbs 4:23. We also see that as we enter into His glory, we shall hear Him clearly and be able to understand His ways (v. 35). May this be our portion, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Prayer:
Father, grant me the grace to always experience your glory in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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