Topic: Mountain Top Experience

The thought for today is recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke and I believe it’s the source of the phrase “a mountain top experience.”

Take a moment and read Luke 9:28-36.

Why did they go up on the mountain? Jesus took Peter, James and John with Him to pray and show them His glory. Luke 9:29, “And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.”

Throughout scripture, whenever God wanted to get people’s attention, it seems He took them to a mountain. Do you think God got the disciples attention? Yeah. In fact, it had such a powerful effect on Peter that he later wrote in 2 Peter 1:16-18,

16 “For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased” 18 and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.”

This experience shook Peter. It was like the pivot point for his faith in Christ. He was declaring, I know we did not follow myths. I saw it. I touched it. I experienced it.

This mountain top experience was what John was thinking about when he wrote 1 John 1:1-3,

1 “What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life, 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us, 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.”

This mountain top experience shaped the faith of these disciples and they were never the same again.

Every Sunday can be a life changing mountain top moment with Jesus.

See you Sunday,

Dr. Scott Kallem