Our grandson, Kodey, spent last week in a place of both
transfiguration and transformation.
“Camp was soooo much fun and really opened my eyes to God even
more! I watched people be healed all throughout the week and people be changed
and their hearts be changed. It was an experience that was unlike any other. 😁
God is so very good! I prayed for this one guy who was kneeling and crying at
the pews. The next day my friends and I saw this man and he not only was
changed himself but was helping others change, too! 😧
It was a mind-blowing experience. Very cool! God can change lives in a
heartbeat! 😁 I watched so many people grow even more in
Christ, including myself, all throughout the week!” ~ Kodey
Kodey’s experience reminded me of Matthew 17:1-9, which tells
us about a time when Peter and John and James went with Jesus up a mountain.
During their time there, God shared several truths about Jesus. He let these
three, and now us, know that Jesus is His Son and we are to listen to
Him—powerful truths, to say the least. That place is often referred to as the
Mount of Transfiguration.
According to Entangledstates.org, “Transfiguration does not
mean the same thing as the word Transformation. Transformation implies a remaking of the nature of a person. Transfiguration
implies a revelation of the true
nature of a person.”
The transfiguration of Jesus, the revelation of more of his
true nature, transformed those three disciples. For my grandson, Kodey, church
camp was a “mount of transfiguration” that brought about transformation. Jesus
revealed more of His true nature to the youth who attended; and those who were listening
were transformed. Kodey’s excitement and enthusiasm about Jesus were evident
even in his texts! His closing words say it all:
“I'm so very thankful and glad I got the opportunity to go
to camp! 😁 And I want to go every year till I can't
anymore! 😂”
Doesn’t his witness make you hunger to know Jesus better? To
be ever changing into the person He desires you to be? When was the last time
you experienced a transfiguration of Jesus that transformed your life? I would
love to hear about it!
Don't copy the
behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person
by changing the way you think.
Romans 12:2
Be encouraged!
Pam
©2017 Pamela D. Williams
