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“Everyday Treasure”
[IMAGE] Things people owned that they didn’t realize were very valuable.
(https://www.boredpanda.com/old-items-that-turned-out-to-be-worth-a-fortune/)
We started with fake watches last week.
Let’s start today with a watch that no thought was worth anything.
At times our walk with Jesus can become somewhat routine.
Even the disciples had time get distracted by extraneous questions.
When we come to the part of the gospels where Jesus goes to a mountaintop and is transfigured, we may ask ourselves what in the world this is all about.
Why did this happen?
Context:
Certainly to encourage Jesus for what was to come.
This the turning point for the 2nd half of the gospel story.
The focus, however, is on the experience and reaction of his disciples.
Clearly, this event was to reinforce and expand what Jesus had just confirmed in the last chapter:
They didn’t get what he was saying.
Jesus takes his core leaders to a mountaintop to get a glimpse of what was to come.
Mountaintops With Jesus
Luke 9 tells us that they went up there to pray.
Usually Jesus went alone but this time the core leaders are with him.
What were they thinking as they climbed that mountain?
Sometimes Jesus came down and miracles happened.
Or, they may have just wondered why they had to go all the way up there.
I wonder if we don’t sometimes ask ourselves why all the fuss and bother in the Christian life...
I can’t imagine, however, that what happened was what they expected.
Fireworks
Everyday Jesus is transformed into someone extraordinary and completely outside their experience.
It’s a lot like pulling that old watch or blanket out of storage and discovering it is a priceless treasure.
Jesus’ ultimate mission of reconciliation of creation to God is glimpsed.
Who HE is here, shows us who we will become someday.
VIPs
If a glorious transcendent Jesus isn’t enough, two “rock stars” of the Jewish faith show up.
Moses and Elijah appear to talk with Jesus.
The content of that conversation isn’t recorded other than to say that they discussed Jesus upcoming trial and death.
Lots of speculation on why these particular giants of Jewish faith were there.
Most straightforward explanation has to do with both men having met God on mountaintops in their ministries as well as representing both the Law and prophets.
Or, perhaps, the establishment of Jewish nation and its restoration.
Speechless
Peter seems to get all the speaking lines.
He reps for the disciples.
Tongue-tied and bumfuzzled, he falls back on tradition to attempt some way of getting a grasp on the situation.
Tabernacles, tents so the “big 3” can have their meeting.
He is clearly still stuck in the “traditional Messiah” frame of mind.
He still sees Jesus in an everyday (sort of) way.
Jesus in not yet Lord of Lords and King of Kings in his mind.
Once again, familiarity may cause us to take Him a bit for granted.
Jesus gets lumped in with all the other priorities in life.
It can take a strong experience to knock us loose from that familiar routine.
Get Your Head IN The Clouds
Now God the Father interjects (which doesn’t happen everyday, either!).
God’s presence is manifest in the cloud.
Reminding them and us of the Presence in the desert before the Tabernacle.
For only the 2nd time in the gospels, God speaks audibly.
This is always a significant message.
Peter has demonstrated that, while he could understand Jesus as Messiah, he still did not comprehend the full truth that the everyday Jesus he knew and followed was so much more.
He is, in fact, the only begotten Son of God.
Listen to Him in priority to any other voice.
Don’t take it for granted.
Conclusion:
[IMAGE] Here’s an old blanket.
Used by generations of a California family.
Tossed in boxes, closets, over the years.
The owner passed away and the grandkids didn’t really want it.
One, however, decided to hang on to it since it had been his grandmothers.
Watching Antiques Roadshow.
Saw identical Navajo blanket estimated value of $500K.
Mr. Krytzer had his blanket appraised and it sold at auction for $1.5 million.
We need to be wise, aware, listening to the Master to understand what He really means to us.
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