June 25, 2025; Matthew 17

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June 25, 2025; Matthew 17

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Daily Dose of Hope June 25, 2025 Scripture – Matthew 17 Prayer: Almighty God, As we move into our Wednesday, we pray that today will be a day that we see glimpses of your glory. We need you, we yearn for you. Lord, help us set aside our distractions and settle our scattered thoughts so we can focus on you and you alone. In the next few moments of silence, Lord, hear our prayers... In Your Name, Amen. Welcome back, everyone, to the Daily Dose of Hope, a deep dive into the Gospels and Acts. Just a reminder, it’s Wednesday so that means it’s Recharge night! Come join us, if you are local, at 6:30pm in the Garage, which is on the New Hope campus, on the Moon Ave. side. We will have worship, fellowship, prayer, and small community. It is a wonderful time and I hope to see you there. Today, we are diving into Matthew 17. Scripture says that Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the top of this mountain, most likely Mt. Hermon because it was close to Caesarea Phillipi, where they just were. Matthew writes that Jesus was transfigured before him. His clothes became a dazzling white, and his face was a bright as the sun. Now, put yourself in the position of these three men. They had only know the flesh and blood Jesus. We know Jesus as risen Lord and Savior. I think we would expect him to wear dazzling white robes and be all shiny and glorious. But they didn’t. Right before their very eyes, they get a glimpse of Jesus’ glory that was unexpected and they had never seen before. Jesus was radiating the very presence of God and they got to see it. And then the Scripture continues–Moses and Elijah appeared before them and they were talking to Jesus. We don’t quite know why Moses and Elijah appear on the mountain with Jesus except that they were two Old Testament figures that anticipated the coming of Jesus, the final prophet to come and deliver God’s people once and for all. Their work, their ministries, are basically fulfilled by the person of Jesus. They are servants of God but they weren’t God. Jesus, on the other hand, is God and the disciples get a glimpse of that right here. Peter struggles to simply rest in the presence of God’s glory. He doesn’t know what to do so he says, “let’s set up three shelters–one for you, Jesus, and one for Moses and Elijah.” Now, Peter is referring to the festival of booths or tabernacles which faithful Jews participating in every year. They make structures in their yards as a sign of when God will tabernacle with his people. So, this might seem like a weird thing for Peter to say to us but it wasn’t too off the wall. He is like, “umm...I think God is tabernacling with us and we need to make the shelters.” He is kind of panicky. It seemed like a good thought at the time. What Peter doesn’t quite understand yet is that before his eyes God’s dwelling with humanity is present, for Jesus is the new tabernacle of God dwelling with humanity. The shelters aren’t needed. God is present with his people through Jesus Christ. That’s all pretty amazing but the mountaintop experience isn’t done yet. There is a cloud that appears and covers them–remember the presence and glory of God appeared in a cloud in the tabernacle and throughout the Old Testament. And here is the presence of God appearing before them and the voice of God says “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him.” Jesus is clearly set apart from Moses and Elijah, only he is God’s Son, the one to be listened to. The one who reflects God’s glory and presence. There is something about mountain-top transfigurative experiences – times in which we get a glimpse of the glory and presence of God in our lives. I’m hoping you have each had some kind of mountaintop experience in your walk with Jesus, times in which the veil was removed, you’ve gotten a taste of the presence of God. These are times in which we are confronted with God’s power and it can’t help but change us. You realize that Jesus wasn’t just a good, wise man who walked the earth 2000 years ago but rather was God himself, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Now, we have to decide, what are we going to do with this? Have you had a mountaintop experience? They can happen in a lot of different ways, in many different kinds of places. A miracle, a conference, the Walk to Emmaus, a trip to Israel, in the midst of a tragedy or an epiphany, a literal trek up a mountain. An encounter with the living God can happen in a myriad of different ways but it is always life-changing. I was reflecting on the importance of mountain-top experiences. They sustain us when we come down from the mountain. We can’t stay on the mountaintop. Real life happens on the bottom of the mountain. What happens when Jesus and the disciples come to the bottom of the mountain? Well, some good stuff–teaching, healings, miracles, but also bad stuff–rejection, betrayal, crucifixion. It’s our time on ...