Awaken to God’s Majesty
But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here.” ~ LUKE 9:32-33A (NKJV)
From the rising of the sun to its going down
The LORD’s name is to be praised. ~ PSALM 113:3 (NKJV)
I’ve recently started leaving for work about the time the sun is coming up. Several times in the last few months, I have noticed that the entire sky has been lit up with the most majestic colors you could ever imagine. At times I could see every color of the rainbow: the reds, oranges, and yellows as the sun began to show in the east, and the greens, blues, indigos, and violets as the darkness disappeared in the west.
What occurred to me is that although I am observing this miracle now, it has always been there. The difference is that I am awake now! Even when I was up, I was preoccupied with other things. I wasn’t really paying attention, or perhaps I dozed off or went entirely back to sleep. God was always doing great works, but I was sleeping.
Isn’t our faith sometimes like that? How many times are we “sleeping” and failing to acknowledge the daily miracles that God is doing? Our eyes and minds might be closed to seeing the greatness of God because we are so distracted by life and all its chaos. Even when — sometimes especially when — things are going smoothly, we are still asleep to God’s amazing goodness. Yet even as we sleep, God is continuously developing masterpieces in and from the chaos.
Let us remember to wake up and open our eyes so that we may praise Him who was and is and will always be our God!
Dear God, your glory and majesty are astounding! Open our eyes that we may see your presence every day, worship you, and recognize the miracles you are doing in our midst. Amen!
MICHELLE KELLEY, TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Additional Readings
Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration (or what Peter, James, and John almost missed while they slept)
Psalm 113:1-6 The Majesty and Condescension of God