READ Mark 9
Jesus is transfigured as a validation of His identity as the Deity and Messiah.

INSIGHT
The Transfiguration gives us an exciting glimpse into our resurrection life. From it, we may learn several things. Our physical bodies may be startlingly brilliant and beautiful, as we witness the amazing appearance of Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. We may know each other automatically since the disciples seemed to recognize Moses and Elijah without instruction. We apparently will not be subject to the physical limitations of nature since Moses and Elijah appeared and disappeared. What a joy awaits us in eternity!

PRAYER
Use this passage of Scripture to offer your praise to the Lord, who transforms us into the image of Christ:
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.  
I will boast in the Lord;  
the humble will hear and be glad.  
Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;  
let us exalt his name together (Psalm 34:1-3).

As you seek to keep your life free from sin, pray this confession to the Lord:
I know, Lord, that a person’s way of life
is not his own; no one who walks
determines his own steps.  
Discipline me, Lord, but with justice —
not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing
(Jeremiah 10:23-24).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pause to pray this passage of affirmation:
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,  
the Creator of the whole earth.
He never becomes faint or weary;
there is no limit to his understanding.  
He gives strength to the faint
and strengthens the powerless
(Isaiah 40:28-29).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• Greater wisdom in decision making
• Your activities for the day
• Whatever else is on your heart

Finally, offer this closing prayer:
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory  forever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17).