28-31 About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along. While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white. At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah—and what a glorious appearance they made! They talked over his exodus, the one Jesus was about to complete in Jerusalem.
32-33 Meanwhile, Peter and those with him were slumped over in sleep. When they came to, rubbing their eyes, they saw Jesus in his glory and the two men standing with him. When Moses and Elijah had left, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, this is a great moment! Let’s build three memorials: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He blurted this out without thinking.
34-35 While he was babbling on like this, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them. As they found themselves buried in the cloud, they became deeply aware of God. Then there was a voice out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him.”
36 When the sound of the voice died away, they saw Jesus there alone. They were speechless. And they continued speechless, said not one thing to anyone during those days of what they had seen.
37-40 When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them. A man called from out of the crowd, “Please, please, Teacher, take a look at my son. He’s my only child. Often a spirit seizes him. Suddenly he’s screaming, thrown into convulsions, his mouth foaming. And then it beats him black-and-blue before it leaves. I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn’t.”
41 Jesus said, “What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring your son here.”
42-43 While he was coming, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus stepped in, ordered the vile spirit gone, healed the boy, and handed him back to his father. They all shook their heads in wonder, astonished at God’s greatness, God’s majestic greatness.
Peter accompanied Jesus to the mountain top to pray to the Father, but while he was asleep, Jesus transformed into the glorious appearance and talked with Moses and Elijah. Peter awoke and shocked for what his eyes were seeing. But more shocking news is that, they were enveloped by a cloud and the Father spoke from the heaven, commanding Peter and other disciples to listen to Jesus. Peter accompanied Jesus again to come down from the mountain top but immediately they were met by a father whose boy was seized by a evil spirit. Jesus delivered the boy by casting out the spirit. Peter and other disciples were astonished and couldn't comprehend the majestic and great power that Jesus demonstrated. Peter was called by Jesus to shepherd His flock but his life must go through different stages of transformation by Jesus - be transformed from an observer to be a follower of Jesus; be transformed from a self-righteous person to a sinner who asks for Jesus' cleansing; be transformed from a follower to a worker of Jesus, who experienced and also demonstrated the power of the Kingdom of God, following the footpaths of Jesus; be transformed to a person, faithfully following Jesus and shepherding the flock of Jesus, and even to the point of sacrificing the old self daily but at the same time living out the new and real self in Jesus Christ.
My Lord Jesus, I would like to follow your footpaths, like Peter, knowing you and experiencing You daily in my life. You are my Lord and the Desire of my heart.
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