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The Road to Transformation
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes | Read Exodus 24:12-18
God’s glory on the mountain is “like a consuming fire” (niv). Scripture often associates fire with God’s presence. But God’s fire isn’t destructive. It’s transforming. It consumes, yes, but to purify rather than to destroy. Glassblowers, chemists, bakers, and jewelry makers use fire to fashion beautiful, life-giving things. God’s glory...
God of light and fire, burn in me now and always. Make me into your new creation. Amen.
The Transfiguration is a striking manifestation of the union of humanity and divinity in Christ. In Exodus, Moses goes up the mountain to meet with God, and the divine presence on the mountain is like a consuming fire. The psalmist says that the presence of the Lord shakes the earth. In Second Peter the author declares that the truth of Christ’s message is affirmed by the glory that surrounds Jesus on the mountain and the voice from heaven that confirms his authority. In Matthew’s account, the revelation of the glory of the divine son of God on top of a mountain causes the disciples to fall down in fear. Moses and Elijah are present, demonstrating the continuity of Christ with the prophets and the always overwhelming splendor of God’s presence.
Read Exodus 24:12-18. When have you experienced God’s cleansing and transforming fire?
Read Psalm 99. How has God led you through darkness?
Read 2 Peter 1:16-21. How can you be attentive to the light of God in the world around you?
Read Matthew 17:1-9. When have you experienced God’s love shining through you?
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