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And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. Mark 9:8
D.L. MOODY
What a dark night it would have been if our Lord and Master had been caught up with Moses and Elijah, and no Christ had died for our sins. Oh, how Jesus Christ has lit up this world! But suppose He had gone up to heaven on the other side of Calvary and had never finished His work. Suppose that God, in His love for His Son, had said: “I can’t let those men spit upon you and smite you; I will take you back to my bosom.” What darkness would have settled down on this world! But Moses disappeared, and Elijah disappeared, and Christ only was left, for Christ is all. The law and the prophets were honored and fulfilled in Him.
ERWIN LUTZER
When Jesus left heaven for Earth, He set His glory aside. But at the Mount of Transfiguration, His inner nature broke forth. Jesus revealed to His followers a sliver of His radiant glory. Jesus had already told His disciples He was going to die, but they vehemently protested. Even at Moses’ and Elijah’s appearing, they began discussing Jesus’ “departure” (Luke 9:30–36).
For Jesus, pleasing the Father with the redemption of sinners, was worth the “joy set before Him” (Hebrews 12:2). First comes the cross then comes the crown. First comes agony then comes glory. That’s why Jesus brought His disciples up the mountain—to encourage them to know that although He would die, they should remember the glory that awaits them.
In John 17:22, Jesus prayed to the Father for us that “the glory that you have given me I have given to them.” The glory the disciples saw on the mountain, will some day be ours too!
PRAYER
Father, thank you that every believer will enjoy and participate in the glory of Christ. I look forward to the day when
I will be like Him, when I shall see Him as He is (1 John 3:2).REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Take a moment and reflect on how you have been changed by the Gospel. Where would you be apart from Christ?How often do you praise God for sending His Son to redeem you?