Mark 9 -The Glory of Jesus

What do you picture visually at the mention of Jesus? A Jewish teacher wandering around Israel with his band of followers? A man that had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him (Isaiah 53: 2)? Or that wouldn't even be recognized had the spirit not revealed that he is the Son of God (John 1:33)? Do you picture a mere man? I do. And, that is how the bible constantly described this God man who did not consider equality with God something to be grasped... being made in human likeness (Philip 2:6-7). He was a man, that ate and drank and slept and cried and got exhausted and felt pain and looked like everyone else.... while he was here for a season... While he was on earth he looked like an average man, BUT not so when he comes again. You can mistake him for an average teacher now but make no mistake when he comes in his Glory with his angels you will realize that he is God! His transfiguration gives us indication of how glorious that will truly be! His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them (vs 3). Peter, James, and John, when they looked at their Glorious Jesus, did not know what to say, because they were so frightened (vs 6). Jesus might have clothed himself in humility and human-ness for a time, but when he comes on the clouds we all will bow our knees and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father (Philip 2:10-11). There will be no mistaking who the Lord is when he comes on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory (Matthew 24: 30). Learn from the transfiguration the Lordship and Beauty of Christ. It would be a huge oversight on your part to realize at his coming that you didn't know you served a God like that. It would be utterly foolish to realize on that day, that you didn't give him the respect or honor that he deserved because you thought he was merely Jesus and not The Glorious King we are talking about here! Many Christians treat Jesus like a peasant. He does my bidding. He helps my life and heals my hurts and saves my finances or marriage. A Jesus to suit your needs. When you see him in all his Glory you will soon realize that He is God. Not you. That He is King. Not you. I hope that you learn that lesson on this side of eternity! Jesus is Lord. Jesus is Lord. Jesus is Lord. Wrestle with that until you have come under his Lordship! Because the sting of finding that out too late is something none of us can afford!