Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Transfiguration of the Lord, Tuesday, 06-08-19

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 or 2 Peter 1:16-19 / Luke 9:28-36

The Bible teaches us that we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27)

To believe that we are made in the image of God is really an awesome thing.

It means that planted in each human being are some of the attributes of God, like love, peace, kindness, compassion, generosity, faithfulness, holiness, goodness, graciousness, immortality, etc.

To know that is truly awesome, and to live that out is to be like God on earth so that we can be with Him in eternity.

But sin has wounded our true nature and corrupted by sin, we commit acts of sin, which goes against our true nature.

Hence if our conscience is formed in the Christian way, then we can never feel at peace when we commit sin and live a sinful life.

Jesus is the image of the invisible God (Col 1:15) and in Jesus in the fullness of the divinity of God.

The Transfiguration is an important event in the life of Jesus such that it is recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.

In the Transfiguration, Jesus shows His full divinity as well as His glorified humanity.

The Transfiguration also reminds us of our true nature, that we are made in the image of God, and that our lives are to be lived in holiness.

When we live out the call to holiness, then others will also see in us the image of God.