God of grace and glory, pour out peace, abundant peace on the needs of this dear reader; in Christ Jesus I pray, amen.
Here is the text for today: Mark 9: 1 And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." 2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!"
This Sunday we will be talking about The Sermon on the Mount, and while not giving the entire sermon away (and some of you are saying, "Thank you, Lord!"), here is another mountain passage. We talk of "mountain top" experiences, and this is one of those. Jesus takes His inner circle with him, Peter, James and John, and reveals to them a side of His power and glory they had not yet seen. As they were in prayer with Jesus the disciples saw Heaven shining through Jesus, thus the "dazzling white" reference; and while they were in this experience they saw two historical figures alive: Elijah and Moses, giants of the faith. If you look at the last book of the Old Testament you also find these closing prophetic words about these two: "2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. 4 Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse.
God is awesome. The first half of the Bible ends with prophetic words about how the "day of the Lord" will come and the centrality of Elijah and Moses is mentioned and here in Mark, those words come true. What has the Lord spoken to your heart about your life and your purpose in it? Look and listen closely and God will reveal it to you.
PRAYER: Lord, as I look and listen for You, speak clearly to my heart and let me know what it is that I should do this day. I ask it in Christ Jesus' precious name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
