The Gospel of Luke 9:35 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.” (Luke 9:35 KJV).

While Peter was having his pitch suggesting to the Lord Jesus of building three tabernacles, one for each of them Moses, Elijah and the Lord, a cloud comes and overshadows them (Luke 9:34). And out of the cloud, a voice of divine correction came from God, the Father. He declares the Lord Jesus is His Son and instructs the disciples to "hear Him". The disciples—and every believer—must not place the Lord Jesus on the same level of footing as the law (represented by Moses) or the prophets, but should instead hear and follow Him.

God corrects Peter's attempt to create equal "tabernacles" for the Lord Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Instead, pointing to the Lord Jesus as the unique source of the Father's will. The Father’s command to "Hear Him" is an instruction to live by faith in His grace, not by trying to keep the law perfectly. No one can, except the Son of Man. When we follow the law, it leads to condemnation because we will inevitably fail. But, when we listen to and believe in the Lord Jesus, we receive holiness that surpasses the law’s ability to attempt by self effort.

Holiness is once and for all by faith in Christ Jesus. It is written: “When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:8-10 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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