Luke 9:28-29 (ESV)
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with
him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he
was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became
dazzling white.
Too often we believe that we must answer the call to a
particular service or put forth some heroic act to elicit the miraculous. I
believe what the transfiguration of Christ reveals to us is that as we pray and
seek God, we are changed and the miracles of God will slip into our ordinary
life (2 Corinthians 3:18).
What qualifies as miraculous in our everyday mundane lives?
It is one thing for us to encounter a great injustice and stay true to God as
others see our godly character.
But what about praying for a coworker’s salvation? What
about the wife who works and takes care of a home and prays for the ability to
keep it all together? Are answers to prayer in these situations any less than
miraculous? No, they are not.
Flashes of lightning, visions, dreams, revelations, and
what we typically view as miraculous aren’t daily occurrences for most of us. I
believe the Lord does want us to have huge answers to prayer every day and see
miracles. That is what I am contending for in my prayer life. Truthfully I am
not there. But I am a holding on, and I am putting into proper perspective the
miraculous events in my daily life that aren’t lightning bolts from heaven.
When we go to work every day, we are plunged into toil and
worldly things. The everyday sameness or lack of spirituality at work could
cause us to miss what the Lord is doing. The same is true for those who care
for children and the home or an elderly parent. But there is a great
breakthrough that the Holy Spirit has planned for us. He wants us to experience
His miraculous power in the dailiness of life. Prayer is the key to this
experience. We can indeed live in an attitude of prayer the entire day, in
every conversation and through every task we undertake. And it is through this
that the mundane is truly transformed into the miraculous.
But the transformation of prayer can go much deeper. As we
face the world every day, we face temptations, and this is where we need the
Lord to purify us. Prayer is the vehicle that frees us from the bondage of
flesh. Prayer is our road to transformation. “As he was praying, the appearance
of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning”
(Luke 9:29, NIV).
Dear Lord, help us to be faithful as we pray. We ask that
that prayer will be our road to transformation. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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