The Portal of Prayer: Matthew 9:28-29
“28) Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29) And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.” Luke 9:28-29
I do not intend to minimize the significance of this text, but amazing things happened when Jesus prayed. It changed His appearance. His face began to shine. He took on His future glorified appearance.
I fully recognize this was the transfiguration, but let’s not forget the context. Prayer opened the door for all that followed. At the very least, sincere and earnest prayer has the potential of pulling back the curtains to the mysteries of the spiritual realm.
I recognize in this story it was Jesus who was praying, but similar things happened to Moses, David, Daniel, Elijah, the 120 who gathered before Pentecost and Paul.
The spiritual realm will forever be an elusive mystery to the Christian who is shallow in prayer and void of the Spirit. Their continence will never be transformed. Their circumstance will remain stubborn and resist change.
Prayer is not about prayer. It is about connecting with God and stepping into kingdom glories. It is the portal into the very presence of God.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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“28) Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29) And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.” Luke 9:28-29
I do not intend to minimize the significance of this text, but amazing things happened when Jesus prayed. It changed His appearance. His face began to shine. He took on His future glorified appearance.
I fully recognize this was the transfiguration, but let’s not forget the context. Prayer opened the door for all that followed. At the very least, sincere and earnest prayer has the potential of pulling back the curtains to the mysteries of the spiritual realm.
I recognize in this story it was Jesus who was praying, but similar things happened to Moses, David, Daniel, Elijah, the 120 who gathered before Pentecost and Paul.
The spiritual realm will forever be an elusive mystery to the Christian who is shallow in prayer and void of the Spirit. Their continence will never be transformed. Their circumstance will remain stubborn and resist change.
Prayer is not about prayer. It is about connecting with God and stepping into kingdom glories. It is the portal into the very presence of God.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
