[Day 173]
Matthew 17.19-20
Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” “Because of your little faith,” He told them. “For I assure you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you”
Can you imagine if nothing was impossible for you? What would you do? Heal the sick? Stop natural and manmade disasters from happening? Transform society? Imagine if not only you but everyone who was a Christians acted as if nothing was impossible. Can you imagine?!
Jesus, with Peter, James and John has been on a high mountain. As they are there, Jesus is transformed in front of them. Moses and Elijah come and speak to Him, and God’s voice speaks out clearly from a cloud, “This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!”
The Glory of God is revealed in Jesus Christ, and God’s glory shines with exceptional brightness. Moses and Elijah, maybe representing the Law and the Prophets, are there witnessing the glory of God in the living person of Jesus. The glory of God is no longer contained in the Tabernacle made by humans, but in God Himself, in Jesus.
And Peter, James and John witness the revelation of God’s glory in Jesus too, maybe a foretaste of Pentecost, when all believers would be filled with the Holy Spirit and transformed into Tabernacles, full of the glory of the living God.
So, when Jesus comes down from the mountain and is met by His bemused disciples, who have tried so hard to cast out a demon, but with no success, He speaks out the truth about faith. If we have just a small amount of faith we can move mountains; nothing is impossible for those who have faith in Jesus.
Our bodies are living tabernacles (2 Corinthians 5), full of the glory of the Lord. And with God’s power in us, nothing is impossible. So, what are you going to do about it?
What is God saying?
I believe that God is saying:
Ask God for more faith – and receive it from Him