In what ways are you experiencing Jesus’s presence in your life? What would it have been like to be one of the three disciples, seeing Moses and Elijah, witnessing the physical change in the appearance of Jesus? The power of His presence in us changes our mindset, our whole view of life. How quickly I forget who He is in me when I focus on the anxiety and stress around me! Mark captures the intensity of the moment in his words. May we never forget that He will NEVER leave us or abandon us. May we know His voice in our hearts.
“I know the power of God and the silence of God, and sometimes I think I’d handle the silence better if power was never on the table at all. A God with a personality and a will is so unpredictable. Maybe it would be easier if we had a God who worked like an operating system designed to deliver predictable results based on the buttons I push. But that’s not the God revealed on the pages of Scripture. It’s not the God revealed in Jesus. It’s not the God I’ve walked with all these years.” - Excerpt, Praying Like Monks by Tyler Staton
“And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus” (Mark 9:4). The disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. Moses was the lawgiver, Elijah the first prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures. Together, they represented the law and the prophets, i.e., the Hebrew Scriptures. The image suggests they were helping Jesus understand the teachings of scripture about what he faced in Jerusalem. Both Moses and Elijah had unusual death experiences. So would Jesus.” - Excerpt, Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Steve Langford
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