Moses and Elijah, who died centuries before, engage in a mountaintop conversation with a transfigured Jesus. They are not dead but alive, speaking with God face to face. We await a similar future, receiving glorified bodies like Jesus’.

In the transfiguration event, we are given a preview glimpse of who Jesus is in the fullness of his divine human nature. More than that, we are given a glimpse of the glory that is yet to be revealed in us. As we embark on the journey of Lent, let us see the vision of God’s glorious future in Christ as inspiration to fully enter into the transfiguration process.

When our desire to be with God exceeds our desire to get everything else done, then we shall know we are growing in Christ and in his power and authority. . . Yet we become more and more like Jesus not by nature but by grace.

In our day of party politics and personal divisions, members of the church can often find it difficult to know how they ought to relate to the culture, and to one another. This is nothing new. The apostle Paul deals with a dividing issue of that day but gives guidance and principles applicable to our day.