And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
We refer to this event as the Transfiguration, when these three disciples were given a glimpse of the glory of Christ before their very eyes, and, as a bonus, two of the greatest figures in Old Testament History - Moses and Elijah. They literally could not believe their eyes. Peter wanted to do more than capture the moment - he had no cell phone to take a picture or video, so he wanted to build there tabernacles - one for each, for them to stay there, so they could continue the experience. Seeing is believing, or so we are told. But Peter still had not seen the climax of the event: the lights turned up and the volume came on with the grand announcement: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” What good does it do to see this great stuff, if you're not going to listen? Think about these two characters - Moses and Elijah - they had seen the burning bush and fire from heaven - why? So they, and the people of God would pay attention and listen. No sign from heaven or other visual experience will make any difference in our life or response to God unless we learn to listen. Can you hear Him now?
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