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 DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE

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Luke 9:34-36

34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen.

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Although we took a look at the transfiguration of Jesus and having Moses and Elijah appearing in a glorious form, and we know that will be our form someday, there is this one more exciting moment that we need to consider if that has any bearing on our lives. Here Jesus is in his glorious or radiant splendor, shining like the sun, and the three of them must have been something extraordinary to behold. Here is Peter, James, and John watching and they must have been amazed, after of course, they had shaken off their slumberous continuance they saw His glory. Of course, it is Peter who speaks up and makes somewhat of a fool of himself suggesting there is a way to contain the glory of Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Then God intervened enveloping them all in a cloud which caused them to be afraid. But that wasn’t enough they heard the voice of God. We do not know that if we had a vision of Jesus in all his glory and heard God speak to us, telling us that Jesus is His Son and that we should listen to him, we would be able to keep our mouths shut and keep all that to ourselves.

We would want to tell the whole world, or at least all the people at church. Of course, would anyone believe us? Maybe that is why Peter, James, and John kept all that to themselves. Still, God has spoken before, and people have heard his voice from heaven or from within a cloud or thundering from a mountain. Moses, saw the glory of God when he was still on earth, and now Moses is standing in all his glory with Jesus. We have heard the voice of God in one way or another. Sometimes we have heard his voice in our ears, sometimes from within our heart, or spirit. We hear his voice every time we read his words. But to be enveloped within a cloud and hear God speak, wow, that would be overwhelming. Yet, should that happen to us, and it is possible for he has done it before and if God never changes, He could do it again. Would anyone believe us? We know that when we witness all that God has already done in us and for us, some might think we are strange, or maybe they don’t believe God has done all that for us, because they don’t see him doing that for them. Peter, James, and John surely did not keep what happened to themselves forever, for Luke and Matthew have recorded it from at least one of them telling them. Let us not keep quiet about what we have seen God do. Let us tell our story with Jesus everywhere we go, or at least tell someone.