“I had an epiphany” is another way of saying “It just dawned on me” or “I finally figured it out.” An epiphany is when something that was hidden to us becomes known or revealed. What we realize in that moment may well change the way we see life.
You have little “epiphanies” all the time as you learn more about your spouse’s personality, find out about a great new product, or pick up on a better way to do things at work. Maybe the “epiphany” was there staring you in the face the whole time, and you just didn’t know it!
We know quite a bit about Jesus from the gospels, from the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and from the apostles’ letters which tell us more about the meaning of his life. Of course, when Jesus first appeared on the scene as an adult ready to go about full-time ministry, the people of his time knew little about him and didn’t have the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John to help. Every teaching, every miracle, every conversation was an epiphany for them as they learned about the great Savior in their midst.
It began with Jesus’ baptism when God the Father spoke from heaven and declared to the world that this was his Son in human form.
9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:9-11)
And it continued like that with revelation after revelation for three years until his death and resurrection.
We invite you on Sunday mornings to be amazed at the Savior among us! This Sunday a new series begins, “Epiphany Moments.” The Lord has much to tell you about his Son.