One of a Kind

We say our good-bye to Elijah centuries later as he stands once again on the top of a mountain… 

Next to Moses.

Next to Jesus.  

The stunned disciples rubbing their disbelieving eyes as they witness this incredible moment of unveiling, the unprecedented convergence of all of human history in one special meeting encompassing it all.

The Beginning. The Fall. The Sacrifice. The Call. The Nation. The Law. The cycles of failure and defeat, repentance and restoration, leading to self-sufficiency and independence leading to more failure and defeat,…

The Voice of the prophets echoing through the ages, calling God’s people again and again and again to stop prostituting themselves with the world that mocks and despises and rejects Him...

...calling God’s people to return not just with their lips but with their whole hearts to the One and Only lover of their starved and battered, used and abused souls…

... calling them to come back to the One who alone can satisfy that deep insatiable longing for…love… and forgiveness and acceptance… and rest and wholeness and peace…

But, what the fiery Law and the fiery Prophets couldn’t accomplish, powerless through the weakness of our flesh, God did. By sending His own Son wrapped in the weak human body just like us.

And yet, nothing like us. 

One of a kind. The only One who was perfectly fitted for the journey which is too great for any one of us, including Moses and Elijah. The only One suited for the impossible job of making me and making you right with God. One perfect sacrifice. Forever satisfying justice. Forever overflowing with mercy for all who come.

This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him! Matthew 17:5