Peter, James
and John witnessed Christ's glory as the Beloved Son who pleased our Father
(John 17:5). Jesus was on a mountain and appeared with Moses and Elijah
(Matthew 17:2-8; 2 Peter 1:16-17).
Jesus is also
our light who shines in our darkest hour. When we come to Christ, His glory
shines in us and from us as the Light of the world, the light of life (John
8:12; Acts 6:15). We lay down our penchant to sin at His feet.
At
salvation, He comes to dwell within us; however when He returns to claim us as
His bride, we will see Him as He is and we will reflect His supernatural glory
(John 3:1-2; Philippians 3:20-21).
In His face,
we will see and understand the glory of God (2 Corinthians 4:6). Jesus will
transform our mortal body into conformity with His glorious, immortal body (2
Thessalonians 1:10-12).
As we keep
our focus on Christ, we are no longer affected by the events in this life;
because our attention is absorbed by the only One who matters. Even in our hour
of death, God's Spirit will sustain us and shine forth from us (Acts 7:51-60).
We mirror
the glory of the Lord to the masses of unsaved people all around us. They know
that something is very different about us (2 Corinthians 3:18). They are drawn
to us by God's Spirit, and He gives us the opportunity to share Christ with
them.
We may not
even have to use words, because a Spirit-filled smile or a simple
"Hello" will touch their hearts as no sermon ever did. Jesus bought
us at a great price to Himself, now it is time for us to lay down our life for
others (John 15:13).
Prayer:
Father God,
You revealed Jesus to us face-to-face and His presence burns in our heart. We
see Him in all of His glory and we submit to His sovereignty in our life. Your
glory is gradually enveloping us by Your sanctifying process in our life. You
will eventually craft us into the image of Christ on this earth.
The marks of
the cross are on our heart; and we want nothing more than to bring You pleasure
by our every thought, word and deed. You give us the deep, spiritual mind of
Christ in exchange for the meager, carnal mind closed off to spiritual Truth (2
Corinthians 3:14-15). We are no longer our own; we belong to You, and we serve
at Your pleasure.
Thought for
the Day:
Let us
reveal the glory of the Lord, which arises within us, to the world around us
rather than the human pride, selfishness, hypocritical double-standard,
frustration and carnality that we commonly feel within us. - Isaiah 61:1
