A Beautiful Transfiguration

0:00And, after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and bring them up into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them. Matthew 17.1 and 2. Like Peter, James, and John, I thank you Jesus that you were giving me uncommon access to understanding and experiencing you in new and powerful ways. I praise you for your continued desire to take me higher and deeper into the things of the Lord. In the same way that you were transfigured Jesus, I thank you that I am being transformed into the very likeness and image of you. In the same way our Heavenly Father validated your purpose, Jesus, with John the Baptist. I also am recognizing the validation I have from you, Lord, to be seen and heard.

1:03Transform me from the inside out, and let me bring others who are close to me in on the journey of a transformed life. In Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for praying with us today. Continue your time with God by listening to today's Bible story, brought to you by Bible in1year.com is not important because people assume it's going to be complicated. That's why policy genius exists. Policy genius is an online insurance marketplace that helps you compare life insurance quotes from top insurers in one place for free. Their license team helps explain your options clearly, compare coverage amounts and prices,

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5:19changing word by sending you my free daily email devotional PowerPoint today. So visit jaggram.org to sign up for your PowerPoint today devotional. That's jagram.org. In our last episode, we heard how Jesus healed a beggar who had been blind since birth. He used the opportunity to teach his disciples an important lesson about God's compassion and to correct their wrong thinking about the cause of illness and disease. He also used it as an opportunity to show the Pharisees their own lack of compassion and spiritual vision. Today we'll hear how Peter demonstrates a deeper understanding of who Jesus is. Then we'll learn how Jesus gives three of his closest disciples an opportunity to see his true glory and a mountaintop experience that would lead them both terrified and in wonder at the same time. Let's listen now to the gospel reading.

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8:23Hi, my name is Aaron and I'm a Well-Sight representative at Chevron. I'm proud of the work that I do every day. It gets more American oil out of the ground and it brings America more energy security. Learn more about what our people do at chevron.com slash America. Ryan Reynolds here from indmobile. The message for everyone paying big wireless way too much. Please for the love of everything goodness world stop. With mint you can get premium wireless for just $15 a month. Of course if you enjoy overpay no judgments but that's weird. Okay, one judgment. Anyway, give it a try at mintmobile.com slash switch. A front payment of $45 for three month plan equivalent to $15 per month required. Intro rate for three months only. Then full price plan options available. Taxes and fees extra. See full terms at mintmobile.com. The fire crackled under the evening stars. Jesus and his disciples lounged around the warm flames. Jesus was praying silently to the Lord.

9:24The disciples were staring into flickering light. Jesus lifted his eyes to the disciples. What do people say that I am, he asked? The disciples shrugged. Some say that you are John the Baptist. That he is said while poking the fire. Others say you are a lysha. Some would even say you are one of the prophets of old that has risen from the dead. James answered. Jesus looked deep into the flames. But who do you say that I am, he asked? It was a serious question. A question that required thought. Peter lifted his gaze to Jesus. He was not known as a deep thinker. In fact, Peter was often known for his fast mouth and brush actions. However, Peter was sure of what he was about to say. He knew it in his bones. Peter looked deeply through the flames towards Jesus. You are the Christ, he said, the Son of God. It was early the next morning and the Son had not yet peered over the horizon.

10:24Darkness still shrouded the cool morning and Jesus gently woke Peter, James, and John. Not waking the other disciples, Jesus led them up a hill. It overlooked the first moments of sunrise. As Peter, James, and John stood over the valley below a bright light emerged from Jesus. The brightness was piercing in his face, shown like the rising sun itself. It was as if his humanity was unzipped, and the essence of his deity shown through the cracks. It was too amazing and too terrifying for the three men to describe. Emerging from the light was Moses and Elijah themselves. The three men watched as Jesus spoke with them, yet they were not as equals. The two historic men of faith bowed to Christ as their Lord and spoke to Him as God. It was too great for Peter's heart to handle. He spoke up and said, Lord, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents up here for you, Moses, and Elijah. Then we can. As Peter was speaking, a bright light consumed Peter and the others completely.

11:29A cloud of holy radiance swirled around them like a tempest. Peter shrunk on the floor into a fetal position covering his eyes from the light. A voice like thunder boomed from the clouds, saying, this is my beloved son, with whom I am pleased. Hear him and only him. The voice sent all the disciples onto their faces. Then the light disappeared. The disciples opened their eyes to see Jesus standing alone on the top of the hill. They saw Jesus only without his radiance, but equally holy. He helped them to his feet and led them down the hill. The sun was beginning to rise and they could see the other disciples beginning to stir awake. Tell no one of what you saw this morning. Jesus commanded the three, not until the son of man is raised from the dead. As they were descending down, one of the disciples asked, isn't it said that Elijah will return before the son of man? Jesus nodded and said, it is true, but Elijah has already come back.

12:33You just did not recognize him. The disciples understood who he was referring to. John the Baptist was a voice crying from the wilderness. He was the one who came before Jesus, declaring the way of the Lord. Everybody has that list. The things you know you should get around to eventually, organizing the garage, updating important documents, taking care of long-term financial planning. Life insurance tends to live on that list for a lot of people, not because it isn't important, because people assume it's going to be complicated. That's why policy genius exists. Policy genius is an online insurance marketplace that helps you compare life insurance quotes from top insurers in one place for free. Their license team helps explain your options clearly, compare coverage amounts and prices, answer questions, and help you find a policy that fits your needs. No guesswork, no confusion, just clarity. And while they're helping with the shopping, you can get back to enjoying summer with the

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15:41We begin today's reading with Jesus and His disciples sitting by a fire. By this point they've seen their teacher do amazing things. From healing the crippled lame and even raising the dead to feeding thousands in a miraculous display of God's provision. They've heard him speak to the Pharisees challenging their understanding of God's law and the purpose of God's law. So Jesus begins with a simple question. Who do people say I am? The disciples are quick to reply. Some say he's Elijah others that he's John the Baptist. There seems to be no general consensus or true understanding among many as to who is Jesus. So then he asks the harder question. Who do you say that I am? They've been closer to Jesus than anyone. They've seen Him in public spoken to Him in private. If anyone was to grasp His true nature it should be them. I can almost hear the crickets as the question hung in the air.

16:42Silence but not for long. If there's one thing you can say about Simon Peter is that he's quick to jump up and speak his mind. So he says, you are the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus replied that Peter was correct. But as Jesus continued he told him that the insight did not come from Peter's own understanding. God had revealed this truth. The foundation of the church God would one day build. The truth that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah, the Savior of the world, is the core of the Christian faith. Less than a week later Jesus took Peter, John and James with him to the top of a high mountain. As we've seen before these three men had a very special closeness with an access to Jesus. But nothing they'd seen so far had prepared them for what was about to happen. There on top of the mountain Jesus was transformed right before their eyes. Jesus, the light of the world, shown brightly around them. His face was bright as the sun and his clothes shown in brilliant white.

17:47The disciples were amazed at what they were seeing. But there was more to come. Then Elijah and Moses were standing with Jesus, talking to him. The moment was so spectacular that Peter had an idea. Why don't we just stay here forever? He asked. It's understandable. When we experience something incredible in life-changing, our desire is often to capture that moment and never let it end. But to do so would have been self-serving. This moment was meant to move these disciples to greater things in the future. Everything that Jesus is on the inside is now radiating on the outside. It is a metamorphosis, a transfiguration. And they, the disciples, would then be empowered to take Jesus the light of the world to every person they could. It's a reminder for all of us to take these high, mount-and-top experiences when we feel very close to God and allow them to strengthen us and encourage us so that we would pursue God and share His love with others.

18:49No sooner had Peter spoken that a cloud came over them, just as a cloud had covered Israel in the days of Moses in the desert. God's voice thundered out of that cloud, repeating what God had said when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. This is my son with whom I am well pleased. But this time the identification of Jesus as God's son came with a command. And that command is this, listen to him. If there had been any question in their minds that Jesus had come from heaven that He is the Son of God, now all doubt was wiped away. This realization filled Peter, James, and John with fear because they were in the presence of God. But then we see in Matthew 17 and verse 7, but Jesus came and touched them saying, rise and have no fear. They had nothing to fear because Jesus was with them. And the same is true today because of Christ we did not have to fear the presence of God. We can fear Him properly and respect Him and revere Him, but fear, real fear, the fear

19:54of God is love on its knees and worship of our God. As they descended the mouth and Jesus told them to keep what had happened to themselves until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. This command likely perplexed them as they still did not fully understand what Jesus was going to do. One of the disciples asked why some say Elijah must return before the Son of Man, and Jesus explained that in a way this had already happened. John the Baptist had completed the ministry of Elijah preparing the way of the Lord. But just as the people failed to recognize Jesus, they did not recognize that John the Baptist was the one declaring the arrival of the Savior. Dear God, we thank You for Your Word, which is light and life to us. Thank You that You are the Savior, the Son of God, who is the light of the world. Help us to remember that in mountaintop experiences, when we see You clearly, that it's not enough for us to remain there, but we are to go and tell others of Your love and Your grace.

20:59We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thank You for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas, and before we go, I want you to know that I would love to send you my daily devotional to give you fresh encouragement every single day. So visit jackgram.org to sign up for your PowerPoint today devotional. That's jackgram.org. Everybody has that list. The things you know you should get around to eventually, organizing the garage, updating important documents, taking care of long-term financial planning. Life insurance tends to live on that list for a lot of people, not because it isn't important, because people assume it's going to be complicated. That's why policy genius exists. Policy genius is an online insurance marketplace that helps you compare life insurance quotes from top insurers in one place for free. Their license team helps explain your options clearly, compare coverage amounts and prices,

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