2014 Lenten Devotional

March 22, 2014

“Transformation” by Wendel Miser

A friend of mine once told me that you have to feel Jesus in order to see Him.  Whether you feel like the woman at the well after meeting Jesus or have witnessed the feeding of the multitudes or have felt the Holy Spirit descending or feel that your sickness or deformity has been healed, you are probably being transformed by what you have experienced.  Whether you have touched His garment or been as attentive to Him as Mary or remain amazed to have seen Him at Emmaus, you are being transformed.  Whether you are like new wineskins or old earthen jars into which new wine is poured or reborn when you are old or are becoming like Lazarus in spirit or a butterfly in resurrection, you are being transformed into the image of Christ.  Whether the Holy has overwhelmed you, or grace or love or hope, you are becoming like Christ.  It may be that you are standing in His light for the first time having been changed by it or your eyes have been opened or your ears unstopped and you are hearing His word afresh or seeing things anew.  Maybe you’re feeling the hope of Jesus’ forgiving act on the cross or eternal life in the resurrection of Jesus more profoundly.  Whatever the case, you are being transformed into a new creature for His purposes through the imprint of His living word.  Follow Jesus and you will become His very own at the delight of His Father.  Maybe this is what is meant to be foretold to us by the transfiguration about our inheritance in Jesus at Easter.  Amen.

WLM:  1/27/14