- Just a few thoughts that popped up while reading today.
"And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light." 17:2
- How beautiful and terrifying it must have been to see the true form of the Son of God...
"Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you." 17:19-20
- If the disciples could not cast out the demon from the child because of their "little faith," then I think it's safe to say that they could have cast the demon out if they would have had "big faith." If that's the case, what would "big faith" look like today? Would a person of "big faith" be casting demons out of those we call mentally ill in current culture? Would there be healings? What?
We are a fallen race, and we continue to drift further and further from what we were originally created to be with each generation. Are we even capable of taping into this kind of powerful faith today?
"As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed." 17:22-23
- What went through the disciples minds when they heard the prophecies of the crucifixion? This wasn't just a faith they followed, or a doctrine they subscribed to. Jesus was their friend. They heard him speak. They felt his touch. They ate with him and traveled with him...
Did they selfishly repress the prophecy, somehow doubting it's truth as a way of guarding their own hearts? Did they embrace it as the bridge to their salvation? It's seem as though they struggle to grasp the concept that Jesus is the Son of God despite witnessing his miracles, and that he will, in fact, be crucified. Do they struggle with this because they're incapable of understanding? Or unwilling? Or somewhere between the two?
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