I have always enjoyed reading about the Transfiguration in the Gospels. Each time I read it, the Holy Spirit opens my eyes to something I hadn't looked at before! Look at verses 1-3:
1 AND SIX days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 And His appearance underwent a change in their presence; and His face shone clear and bright like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, who kept talking with Him.
The three who came with Jesus SAW something extraordinary! Peter was so moved by what he SAW that he said this in verse 4:
4 Then Peter began to speak and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good and delightful that we are here; if You approve, I will put up three booths here--one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
We all laugh that Peter said this, thinking (wrongly) that we would never have responded that way! Peter was overwhelmed by the presence and the glory of the Lord! Neither Jesus nor God the Father chastised Peter for saying this! What the Father DID say is this from verse 5:
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud [composed of light] overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is My Son, My Beloved, with Whom I am [and have always been] delighted. Listen to Him!
God the Father did NOT scold Peter, He simply instructed Peter and James and John to DO something! What He told them to do is very important, then AND now! He said that they/we must "listen"! This is the Greek word "akouo". Strong's Concordance says: to hear. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: to attend to; consider what is or has been said; to understand, perceive the sense of what is said. The Theological Dictionary says this: What Jesus looked like is of no interest. Seeing is directed to his acts. Parables like that of the sower are parables of hearing. Things seen take on significance in what is heard. It also adds this:Thus faith and obedience are the marks of real hearing. Our Heavenly Father desires that we truly HEAR what He is saying through His Word so that we can DO what we hear and the Word can affect our lives for GOOD! Amen! HEAR HIM!!! Here is Hillsong with "The Difference":
Shalom in Him!
