After a glorious mountain-top experience the reality of needy people awaited Jesus.  Jesus and three of His disciples came down from the mountain where Jesus had been transfigured, had conversed with Moses and Elijah and all had heard the voice of God the Father.  (Luke 9:28-35)

  What perspective do you use as you go from one circumstance to another throughout your day?  Do you depend upon your limited understanding, your emotions, and/or your perception of truth?

Consider the mountain of transfiguration from a human perspective:
Peter, John and James had been on a spiritually uplifting retreat…were they brought up short when they descended the mountain and saw the needy people waiting…did they come face to face with problems and pitfalls within their families and their other relationships?  When we go on a retreat, reality is waiting for us when we go back to our homes, our routines.  The mountain-top experience needs to be applied in our lives – in the valleys where we all live.  We need to put God’s perspective into action through our actions and words.

Consider the mountain of transfiguration from a godly perspective:
1- Jesus was changed physically – His true, glorious, majestic, eternal body was transformed from the Son of Man to the Son of God.
(Luke 9:29)
And three of His disciples saw Him…transformed!

2- Jesus discussed His “departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem” with Moses and Elijah.  (Luke 9:31)

3- God the Father affirmed Jesus as His Son.  (Luke 9:35)

4- God the Father affirmed His Son as His Chosen One.  (Luke 9:35)

5- God the Father said to the three disciples, “listen” to Jesus!
(Luke 9:35)

The only way anyone can have God’s perspective is to know that His words are truthful, trustworthy, and timely.

The only way anyone can have God’s perspective is to read & study His words – all of His words in the Holy Bible.
Reading the Scripture before and after the verse or passage that is of interest to you is important in order to keep God’s words in context.

How do you look at your life:

from your human perspective or

from the perspective of God?