Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, January 13, 2022

QT 1/13/2022 Matt 17:1-8, All that matters is Jesus

Matthew 17:1–8 (ESV) —

1 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.” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

 

NOTE: Jesus has just explained the end goal, to suffer and die in Jerusalem. They do not understand that Jesus must die. They do not yet understand the mission of the Messiah. In the midst of this spectacular event, the voice of God the Father again booms as it did at the baptism of Jesus, repeating the same words, and adding "listen to him." So at the start of the ministry, the Father speaks, and at the last stage, the march to Calvary, he speaks again. His "appearance" in voice is a witness to the truth of what is about to happen and that it is His will.  Moses and Elijah represent two periods in Israel where many miracles occurred. They were also transitional periods. Moses represents the law and the giving of the law. Elijah represents the prophets and a time of severe rebuke of Israel before they are taken away for their disobedience. The Jews relied on the law and the prophets. In verse 8, after God speaks and tells them to listen to his son, only Jesus remains. They no longer need the law and the prophets, they only need Jesus and his word. The old has gone, the new has come.

 

PONDER:

  1. Do I still cling to OT teaching or is my focus on what is taught in the New Testament?

 

PRAYER: Father, your command is clear -- listen to him, Jesus. Help us to drown out the noise around us and listen to your word through the WORD.

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