It was a long, full day, Father. It is late (for me) but I want to take time to sit with You for a while. Bless our time together. Amen.
Matthew 17:1-13 (<<click the green)
An interesting thing about this passage, known as the Transfiguration, is that Jesus met with Moses and Elijah. There are lots of important things happening here but one thing that stands out to me is that the Creator of everything that is glorified before three chosen disciples and meets with two men. Not angels… Not any other heavenly beings… But two men!
Yes, they were glorified, as well, but they were two men. They were representative of the eras in which they had served – Moses, the receiver of the Law (the old covenant) and author of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) and Elijah, a representative of the prophets who foretold of the coming Messiah.
They were definitely great men but no so more than we can be. They were obedient – though not always willingly (Moses especially needed convincing!) – but they followed God’s directive and fulfilled God’s will while living on this earth.
Moses and Elijah, both, had a relationship with Jesus. They weren’t just acquaintances or associates who met over the water cooler. They had an intimate relationship with their Lord and Savior! Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross didn’t just meet the need of his contemporaries and those that followed – his blood covers all believers from the beginning of time to the end of it.
And, Lord Jesus, we have that kind of relationship, too! All of us can! Not one single person is exempt! If we willing accept Your free gift of salvation we, too, can have a deep, intimate relationship with the Creator of all that is!
Thank You, Lord, for loving me! Thank You for giving all You gave to save me! Draw me closer every day to Your side! Amen!
June 13th, 2018, Wed, 10:09 pm
