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Seeing the Kingdom

~ Truly understanding that Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords changes everything.

Scripture Reading:

"I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." ~ Matthew 16:28

"After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. He was transformed [transfigured] in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light." ~ Matthew 17:1-2

Jesus’ words in today’s passage sound too good to believe. He said the kingdom of heaven was at hand and promised that “some of those who are standing here” would see it. But the next day — and the five after that — were just normal days in the same dark world.

On the sixth day, however, Peter, James, and John were with Jesus for what we now call the Transfiguration. And what an amazing thing they witnessed! As their Master’s appearance changed, they saw His face shining “like the sun” and His clothes a luminous white.

The next day the three disciples awoke as usual in the world they had always known — but they were different. They had seen the promised kingdom. And they carried that hopeful memory for the rest of their days, living in the light of the kingdom Jesus had revealed.

In his epistles, Peter wrote about that hope in the King and His coming kingdom. He said that he, James, and John were “eyewitnesses of His majesty” (2 Peter 1:16). He believed what he saw and trusted that Jesus’ promises were “a lamp shining in a dark place” (2 Peter 1:19).

The Transfiguration offers us the same hope today. Since the King’s majesty has been revealed to us as well, we can endure our dark places by living in the light of the coming kingdom.
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~ published by: In Touch Ministries

https://www.intouch.org/read/daily-devotions/seeing-the-kingdom






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