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| What a secret Peter, James, and John had! Luke records “they kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen” (Luke 9:36b). Jesus had several good reasons for urging them to keep what they had experienced to themselves. One of those reasons was that what they had experienced was not primarily for them. It was primarily for Jesus. It was to encourage Him for the journey He alone must make.
Another reason they should not tell anyone about what they had seen is that they did not yet understand the full extent of the journey on which they would be accompanying Jesus. They were on the right track as they discussed what “rising from the dead” meant. But they failed to grasp its meaning because they refused to believe Jesus was going up to Jerusalem to die. Even so, the clues were staring them in the face: They could have talked about the relationship between Moses’ journey leading the Children of Israel from bondage and Jesus’ journey to deliver all people from sin. They could have talked about the relationship between Jesus and Elijah, and the confronting of false gods. They could have talked about what the roar from the mouth of the Father must have meant for Jesus. They could have talked about any number of things-things that would have helped them understand what “rising from the dead” means. The disciples would need to see the end of Jesus’ journey before they could understand the full story and share what they had experienced on the Mount of Transfiguration. Then they could tell about Jesus being perfectly faithful to the Father. Then they could tell about the deliverance from the captivity of sin. Then they could tell about the love of Christ that overcomes every other god. Then they could see how all would be restored and would be very good! THE PRAYER: We are grateful, Lord, that we are free to tell what we have seen and heard. Amen. |
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