APRIL 3RD
TEXT:
Mark 9:2-9 King James Version (KJV)
2.
And after six days Jesus taketh with him
Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by
themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3. And
his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth
can white them.
4. And
there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5. And
Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let
us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6. For he
wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7. And
there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud,
saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
8. And
suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save
Jesus only with themselves.
9. And as
they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man
what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
One
most interesting and fascinating experiences I have encountered in private or
public worship, is that moment when suddenly you are submerged in an avalanche
of glory and you begin to fall. You try to gain control and “Boom!” you hit the
floor. It is glorious and your life is never the same.
CONTEMPLATION.
Often
when we invite God to our moments of worship we forget that when He truly shows
up, our frail being does not have the
power to stand in His awesome presence. But like He did with Adam at the cool
of the day, it was meant to be a time of spiritual empowerment and systematic
update of the man He created. As you make use of an original computer it is
required for you to do software update once in a while for it to remain
relevant to meet the needs ahead. And the heavenly Father knew that there was
no way the man He created could have become fully like Him the day Adam was
made. That would be too much power for a creation of His to handle. Therefore,
at the cool of the day when Adam would have become exhausted from work as he
administered the earth, it became appropriate to come and refresh him. It was
an empowerment for the assignment ahead. After such encounters, nothing was a
problem too big for Adam to handle the next day.
“Our
times of worship are actually times of spiritual renewal. They are
opportunities for us to be transformed as we encounter the awesome glory of
God, but not many get it... The manifest glory of man was meant to be greater
than that of the angels, but after the fall, mortal man could not stand the
presence of angels.” FFPW p104
That
challenge will change for good if you will just keep your fellowship with God
real and fresh.
PRACTICAL
ISSUES
Until
you approach worship as an intimate relationship, all you will have will be
mere religious activities.
When
was the last time you got submerged in the glory of God?
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