What is God Thinking?

Do you ever wonder what God is thinking?

There is actually an answer to that question. Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Matthew 17: 1 – 8; Mark 9: 2 – 8; Luke 9: 28 – 36) recount an incident in Jesus life that gives us a glimpse of what’s going on in the mind of God and the people of Heaven.

Jesus took Peter, along with James and John, the Sons of Thunder, on a climb up a “high” mountain. While they were there He was dramatically changed. His face became as blindingly bright as the sun. Even his clothing shone with the brilliance of a lightning bolt. Two men appeared, Moses and Elijah. They, too, were in “glorious splendor.” They talked with Jesus. It was one of those moments in time we humans never want to end. Peter, confused and bewildered by all that was happening, had to say something. Grasping at straws he suggested they immortalize the moment. “Let’s build sacred shrines. We can build one for you Master, as well as for Moses and Elijah.”

No sooner were the words out of his mouth than they were enveloped by a thick cloud. Peter and his fellows were terrified. The voice they then heard was far more alarming. They fell to the ground hiding their faces. This voice had to be phenomenal. These men had just seen Jesus transformed into a glorious, nearly “unapproachable light.” Moses and Elijah were there; equally glorious and conversing with Jesus as if they were longtime Friends. Jesus’ Followers were certainly moved by all of this. They wanted it to never be forgotten. This voice, though, overwhelmed them. It had to be the voice of God. Their ancestors had begged never to hear it again. These men hid from it. When God speaks He gets people’s attention. He certainly did on this occasion. What He said revealed His thinking.

“This,” He said, “is my Son! I love Him! I have chosen Him! I am well pleased with Him! Listen to Him!”

Moses and Elijah had just been talking with Jesus. Their conversation, Luke tells us, was about Jesus’ imminent “departure.”

From these words; the words of God Himself; and the words of these Heavenly men comes the answer to the question “What is God thinking?” Christ is the central figure; the subject of all about which they are talking. From that fact alone we learn that Christ is the subject of Divine, Heavenly thinking. If there’s anything humanity needs to know about the Mind of God or His Kingdom; the Kingdom of the Heavens all around us; Jesus is the “Word.” Immerse yourself in everything He said. Know all there is to know about His life; particularly those events leading up to and including His “departure.” His return “to the Father” and forever presence with Him is THE GREATEST AND MOST HIGHLY RELEVANT EVENT IN ALL HISTORY! The fact of the presence of the Christ – the Consummate Human Being – “with” the Father establishes for all time and forever the centrality of our Race in the mind of God. “I,” Jesus said, “am with You always!” He, Christ, is thinking of you, and me. Since he and the Father share hearts and minds, the Father, too, is thinking of us!