Christ

Jesus Came Down the Mountain

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And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them. Mark 9:2 ESV

When Jesus took His three closest friends up a mountain, He began to show them who He really was in a way they had never seen before. Yet in spite of the beauty and holiness of that moment, Jesus did not tarry on the mountain. No! He came down the mountain to heal one young boy. And He left the highest mountain of all, that place in Heaven when He came down to the manger, He came for you and me. But before His mission was finished, He had one more mountain to climb, the mountain that had a cross waiting at the top where He suffered and died for our sins. He paid the terrible price so that one day when this life is over, if we have put our faith in Him, we will be able to join Him forever on that mountain in Heaven!

Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form.
Philippians 2:6-7 NLT

Pictures and Sounds of Peace

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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:5b)When the night lifts from the sky and the sorrow from our hearts, He remains faithful. When we trust Him with every anxious thought, He has promised His peace, one that is far beyond our horizons.

Until That Day!

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For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day 2 Timothy 1:12 KJV

In this letter, Paul wrote to his dearest friend on earth, Timothy, while He was facing almost certain execution. Paul had been in and out of prisons for years and was growing old and maybe a little worn out. The false teachers trying to manipulate the church for financial gain, as well as the hypocritical religious leaders trying to have him killed finally seemed to have him where they wanted him. Yet Paul was able to say with confidence that no matter what, he was not going to be ashamed. Why? Because He knows Jesus and trusts that Jesus will take care both of him and of the things that Paul had been working to do. Isn’t it interesting how a few years earlier in Paul’s letter to the Philippian church, he said that He wanted to know Christ more. Now it appears that God has granted Paul his desire, and he could say, “I’m not worried any more. Jesus has got this! He will take care of me and He will take care of the church when I am gone. He will bring everything to pass that he has promised and I can rest in Him. I know Him and I also know that the day is coming when He will come and make everything right!”

 One day each of us will also face the end of our life. Though right at this moment we may wish we knew Christ better, we can draw courage from today’s verse that if we trust Him completely then on that day He will help us to know Him just as Paul did. Jesus will take over and keep everything we have put in His hands and then He will take our hand and lead us until that day!

We used to sing the hymn with these words and though the melody is old fashioned, the words never go out of style. I pray each of you to know Him fully and to trust Jesus until that day! Have a blessed week.!