Unbelievably Beautiful

# 520 - 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.

Jesus brings His inner circle of disciples to the mountaintop. This was great benefit for them considering the trials that lay ahead for them, but it is also great benefit for us because it is a solid affirmation of the reality of a bodily resurrection.

The three witnesses, Peter, James, and John, establish what takes place here as truth because as the Bible says, two or three witnesses are needed to establish fact. “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” ( 2 Cor 13:1b) Peter, James, and John witness the transfiguration, it happened before their very eyes.

But what is a transfiguration? The Greek word is metamorphoo, from which we get our English word, metamorphosis. The most common example of metamorphosis is that of the caterpillar changing into a butterfly.

How in the world can you describe that happening to human flesh? Who could believe such a thing possible? No wonder Jesus brought along His three trusted witnesses.

Right now, you and I are in the caterpillar stage, but one day believers will be likewise transformed into something unbelievably beautiful. The Apostle Paul assures us in 1 Co 15:51b-52, “ we shall all be changed-- in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Persevere brothers and sisters! Your day of breathtaking transfiguration is coming.

Father, thank You for the apostolic witness. This is too much for us to comprehend in our finite minds. Help us to just say with Peter, “It is good for us to be here.”