# 519 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 9:2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.”
Six days after Jesus began to tell His disciples about the necessity of His rejection by men and His crucifixion, He takes them to the top of a mountain. Six days after they have been reminded that they too must walk the road of self-denial if they will follow Him to glory, He takes them to the mountaintop to see His glory.
I don't want to become overly speculative about the use of numbers in Scripture. This number six may just be background material, however the inclusion of this number here gets me to thinking about the six days of creation.
It's the number of man and it gets me to thinking about man's existence on earth and the troubles that will beset us because of the fall of man. And as Jesus spoke of the troubles that awaited Him and those who would follow Him, it's like He takes His disciples and us to the mountaintop to show us that there is light and rest (a seventh day Sabbath) at the end of the journey.
It is a great encouragement for you and I to stay the course and to remember to keep an eternal perspective as we “deny ourselves, pick up our cross, and follow Him Persevere brother and sister....transformed glory awaits!
Father thanks for still another glimpse of the glory that awaits Your children, let us ever keep it before us as we travel through this vale of tears.
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