Scripture

But even as he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

Observation

Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a high mountain. The men see Jesus’s appearance transformed and His face and clothes shine like the sun. Then Moses and Elijah appear.

Peter doesn’t know what to do. So he offers to build three shelters. But then a bright cloud comes over them, and a voice says, “This is my dearly loved Son.

The disciples fall down in terror. Jesus comes to them and tells them, “Do not be afraid. “

They go down the mountain, and Jesus tells them not to tell anyone about this experience until after the resurrection.

Application

There is a tendency by some believers to want to make Jesus more user friendly. We keep his human features at the forefront and put his divine features onto the back burner, so to speak. We want Jesus to be our friend, our mate, someone we can approach when we need help.

Jesus is the Beloved Son of God. That is not to make him less human, but it is the reality.

When we say, Jesus is Lord, we are affirming that He is truly God. He is the Creator, the Judge, the Ruler over all things.

We can approach boldly the throne of grace and find help at any time. But we must also recognise that it is a throne of grace, not a bar stool. When we approach Jesus, it is like approaching an absolute monarch who holds our eternal destiny in His hands.

We all need a revelation or a deeper understanding of who our Lord is.

Prayer

Lord, Jesus, thank you for saving me. Please help me to approach you always with godly reverence. Amen.