When God Invites You to a Mountaintop
Have you ever felt like your friends don’t understand you? You love them, but it seems they can’t relate to what God is trying to do in your life? Even Jesus had these moments.
During a time of great popularity and attention, everyone wanted to be on “team Jesus,” but things were about to change. Jesus knew His ultimate call wasn’t just miracles—it was redemption. And to bring redemption He was going to face death. His earthly friends had no capacity to understand this, so one day Jesus invited them to the top of a mountain so He could talk to someone who did.
In Luke 9: 28-31 we see Jesus on the mountaintop talking to His friends Moses and Elijah! As His earthly friends slept, His supernatural friends encouraged Him and helped Him think through what was coming in Jerusalem (the cross.) It’s interesting that it was Moses and Elijah who comforted Jesus in this moment—perhaps because they understood hard things and the love of the Father as they had to be brave.
Transforming Key #1: God will support us with glimpses of who we are becoming and what we need to do to get there. Sometimes the support is from unlikely people or circumstances, and sometimes it comes from Him—through His word or a simple inner voice that you know is His.
In verses 32-33 Peter, James and John wake up and see Jesus in conversation with the beloved prophets. As they were leaving Peter says to Jesus, “It’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles for you, Moses and Elijah.” Peter’s excitement was misdirected, partly because he’d been sleeping during most of this encounter, and he woke up still in a state of spiritual slumber.
Transforming Key #2: It’s easy to live in a sleepy slumber rather than alert to God’s presence on earth. If you find faith dull, or you’re wondering if God even shows up anymore; there’s a good chance you’ve fallen asleep.
When Peter said. “It’s good for us to be here,” he has the wrong focus. These moments on the mountain weren’t about them, they’re about JESUS! Jesus is the one who needs to be encouraged, not them.
How often do we start with the right motive serving the Lord, and end with us becoming the focus?
Transforming Key#3: Peter wants to DO something—and God wants them to BE something. Peter wants to build monuments while God wants them to be listeners, encouragers, and supporters of His purpose in His Son.
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