We all need our mini-Transfiguration when life is low

OUR MINI-TRANSFIGURATION

If we were to ask Peter, James and John to tell us of all the wonderful things they had witnessed in the presence of Jesus, which were the most memorable and unusual, I wouldn’t be surprised if they said the Transfiguration.

Jesus’ face shone like the sun, His clothes were dazzling white, and by His side was Moses and Elijah:  this vision was indelibly printed on their minds, never to be effaced.

Then as an awesome voice from Heaven proclaimed, “This is My beloved Son.  Listen to Him.”  The sound reverberated through their consciousness and filled them with awe, wonder and fear.  What an experience!

We think this rare or unusual event cannot possibly happen to us.  The truth is we too have the opportunity to experience a mini-transfiguration every day in prayer.  It all begins when we allow Jesus to take us aside and be alone with Him.    It can, if we set aside a specific time for prayer each day, a time free of distractions, whereby we are able to open our hearts before the Lord.

Jesus will reveal His glory to us as we focus on His presence - whether by meditating on a passage of Scripture, imagining a scene from the Gospels, or simply repeating His name over and over in our hearts.  As we surrender ourselves to Him, He will show Himself to us as Lord and Master, and yet also as a deeply personal God who knows and cares about every detail of our lives.  His immense yet intimate love can overwhelm us and make us kneel in awe.  Like Peter we will want to keep Him all to ourselves and bask in His glory.

As we sit in the presence of Jesus, obeying His Father’s wish to listen to His Son He will speak to our hearts.  He may want to give us a deeper revelation of His love or mercy.  He may point out a habit of sin that is preventing us from experiencing the freedom He won for us by His crucifixion.  He may want to speak a word of encouragement to us, or call us into a deeper service to His people.  Just as the disciples heard the voice from heaven, we can hear Jesus in the stillness of our hearts.

Jesus loves to give us a glimpse of His glory so that we can move on with Him and become all that He has created us to be.  Like Peter, James and John, we too can be lifted up into the presence of the Lord and hear His voice.  As we learn to silence our hearts in prayer, each day can become a mini-transfiguration for us.  And as we draw near to Him today, let us do so with great expectancy and anticipation of all that God wants to do in us.

Lord Jesus, You are the Father’s gift to us.  You are our all!  May we quieten our hearts and listen to what You have to say to us.  Show us Your glory.  Speak to our hearts in such a way that we will know undeniably that we have heard Your voice.  Thank You for being with us.

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