From 5b61b740de8cb5d56115ad7cadc755ccb68d16d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 09:47:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 9:28-36 --- content/bible_journal/luke_9:28-36.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_9:28-36.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_9:28-36.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:28-36.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0fa1149 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:28-36.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 9:28–36" +date = "2022-12-01" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk9.28-36) + +Jesus takes His inner circle up a another mountain to spend a night in prayer, +but while they are there, Peter, James, and John see an amazing thing. Jesus's +divine glory is revealed to them, Moses and Elijah (somehow recognizable; +perhaps Jesus called them by name) appear before them to represent the +testimony of the Law and the Prophets, and the voice of God Himself thunders +out of the heavenly cloud to declare Jesus His Son. It's such an amazing +experience that Peter tries to prolong it by suggesting they set up shelters +for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. + +And yet, later in life, Peter says that the Word revealed by the Holy Spirit +through the Scriptures is more sure&emdash;more certain&emdash;than even being +there on the mountain at that time. (_2 Peter 1:19_) Anybody can have an +experience, but its significance depends on its source. If it's generated by an +unstable mind, crafted by demonic manipulation, or invented wholesale by +fraudulent men, then it doesn't mean a thing. You have to correlate the felt +experience with the truth of God's Word in order to know what to do with it. + +In this case, we can be sure this experience is true and came from God, because +it does match up with what the Law and Prophets said about the Messiah, even if +no one at the time realized it. + +* * * + +Your Word is sufficient for all of our lives, teaching us how to live for You.