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Sunday
Reading: Matthew 17 v 1 – 13
Evidence SEVEN: Meek people have become lost in the wonder of Christ.
If the apostle Peter were to be able to come amongst us today and you were to
ask him what he considered to be one of the highlights of his time with Jesus, I
am convinced that he would tell you that the story as it is outlined in Matthew 17
(what we call the transfiguration) would be at the top of his list.
Peter, James and John, in the story, were taken to the top of a high mountain
whereupon they met Elijah and Moses. Peter, James and John would, I am sure,
not have said very much. I think that the overwhelming nature of this event
would, in the main, have left them speechless. Peter however (as was the
tendency of Peter), blurted out one statement, he asked Jesus if He thought it
would be a good idea if he were to build a house for Jesus, Elijah and Moses to
live in. From the outside, this comment might even look somewhat comical, but I
am of the belief that Peter spoke these words out of a heart that was totally
mesmerised and infatuated with the presence of Jesus and these two great
figures. What he was probably trying to say was “Jesus, this is so amazing. Just to
be here with you and them is just awesome. I really don’t ever want to leave this
place, because what I am experiencing right now is beyond my wildest dreams
and highest expectations. Jesus I could live here forever.” I think those words are
probably more of what Peter was trying to say, but in the height of the emotion
and the euphoria of the moment all that came out was talk about three little
houses. What had happened here was that Peter had become lost in the wonder
of Christ.
When you become lost in the wonder of Jesus nothing else matters. No earthly
circumstance can distract you, no problem can overwhelm you, nothing can
deter you from the wonder of Christ. Meekness is symptomatic of such people.
Whatever they do and say and think is done in the overwhelming context of the
glory of Christ.
This Sunday as you head off for worship, won’t you use your imaginations in a
positive way to try and pick up a little of the sentiment of the occasion of the
transfiguration. Try and visualise Jesus the way that Peter would have seen
Jesus and respond, if you will, in a similar way. I am sure that Paul and many of