Transformed

If you are British, let me remind you of something with which we all used to be familiar.


The sun.


Pronounced as in "bun" or "done", it is a burning ball of gas around which the earth rotates and upon which all life depends.


If you live in the UK, you may well have forgotten that this exists, as it has been many months since the sun has been sighted on our island. In days gone by, we used to talk about "sunbathing" and getting a "suntan". The summer months would be spent relaxing in the garden or on the beach, reading a good book and soaking up the sun. And at the end of a long day in the sun, the more "sunned" your appearance would be.


It's the same with our relationship with God - the more time we spend with God in His presence, the more like Him we become.

"As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light."

[Matthew 17:2 NLT]

And as we spend more time in the presence of the Son - worshipping Him, reading His word and praying - we, too, will be transformed. Our faces will shine and reflect His glory.

"And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory."

[2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV]

Whilst we don't stand much chance of getting a suntan this Summer (in Britain at least), we can always bathe in the light of the Son and be transformed into His likeness.