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face-to-face) life on this earth would take on a completely different meaning. If we
could just realise that life on this earth is but a temporary assignment, and is just a
dress rehearsal for the life to come, all our complexities and problems would look so
different. Our value system would change and even as I say these things, I just know
that having this vision of God could impact your life more than any other single
thing.
In Matthew 17 you see the impact of this principle upon the lives of Peter, James
and John. The three chosen disciples were taken to the top of the hill where in the
presence of Elijah and Moses, Jesus was transfigured before them. I mentioned this
in an earlier devotion, but I feel that it is so prevalent to the point I want to make: if
you could interview any of these three disciples today and ask them what was the
highlight of their time spent with Jesus on earth, I am sure that all three of them
would have pointed to this occasion as being the one with the greatest meaning. For
them to see Jesus in His transfigured form would have been something that would
have impacted their lives incredibly. They would never have been able to leave that
mountain having had experienced what they experienced and been the same
people again. I know that this will never happen for us in the same format as it
happened for them, but there is every possibility for you and me that through the
Scriptures and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit a similar experience could be ours.
The impact of seeing Jesus for who He is, will revolutionise your life as never before,
I pray that this would happen for you and for me.
Prayer Thought: As you pray today use your imagination and picture yourself with
the disciples on that mountain. Their response to seeing Jesus like this was simply to
worship Him. I hope this happens for you as well.

Sunday
Reading: Joshua 3 / II Timothy 2 v 20 – 21
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