37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” 41 Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. (Luke 9)
Jesus and his key three disciples had just come down from a "mountaintop experience" where it was revealed to these three followers that Jesus was far above even the greatest spiritual leaders of all times. But the others had not seen it. They had missed out on the majesty of the transfigured Christ. But whereas we often make our "lack of experience" an excuse for not moving forward in our faith, we need to realize Chirst does give us many opportunities to grow in our faith. Notice Jesus' remark to the "rest" of the people here: "O fiathless generation!" How much of the Master's Majesty we miss due to our lack of faith. It's Him, not us. May we see Him at work today.
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