Daily Reading: 6-21-16
Luke 9:37-43 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The Holy Spirit invites us to enter into the presence of God; a sweet place of awareness and understanding that God loves us and is all-powerful over heaven and earth. In that place, we have no doubts, fears, and are filled with faith and love in our understanding of His goodness. It is a mountaintop experience with the holy Lord. Life calls us to an awareness and understanding of holiness, but also allows an awareness and understanding of evil. The more beauty we experience with the Lord the more ugly evil appears. Disciples who want intimacy in Christ and to operate in His authority become very aware of the presence of evil. The Truth (Christ) exposes evil (John 3:20).
Jesus has been with three of His disciples for a mountaintop experience. During His prayer, Christ is transfigured and the disciples experience an awareness of His extreme holiness. These three are so amazed they do not want to leave. Instead, they want to build structures and live on the mountain with the Lord. I understand that desire; I get it! But, if Christ’s disciples are going to be effective in revealing the Way of eternal life to a fallen world, we will need to descend the mountain and walk into the valley to confront evil (dead living) with Truth (eternal living).