The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 August 2026 – Being In His Glory
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TOPIC: Being In His Glory
READ: Luke 9:28-36
28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.
29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus.
31 They spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
THE MESSAGE:
Today is marked as the Transfiguration of Christ in the Church Calendar. Jesus took three of His disciples – Peter, James and John – to the mountain to pray. While praying, His countenance changed, and He was transfigured (transformed into glory). He was then joined by Moses (representing the Law) and Elijah (representing the Prophets), who interacted with Him. The significance is that these men surrendered authority to Jesus, who came to fulfil the Law and the Prophets. Because the disciples were sleeping, they could not record what Jesus discussed with Moses and Elijah; that is the danger of sleeping at the wrong time.
Any person moving from a hot to a very cool environment will probably want to remain there except the person is suffering from fever. Of course, Peter suggested to Jesus that they build three tabernacles for the three personalities so as to remain permanently there.
It was while Jesus Christ prayed at the mountain that the transformation came and was witnessed by those He took along (verse 32). So the place of change is at the altar of prayer. This reveals that if we set aside time to pray as Jesus did in verse 28, we too will experience the glory of the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Beloved, what therefore, can limit us from experiencing this glory? See 1 John 2:15-17 and Proverbs 4:23. We also see that as we enter into His glory, we shall hear Him clearly and be able to understand His ways (verse 35). May this be our portion, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
PRAYER: Father, grant me the grace to always experience Your glory in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
