“And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.” (Luke 9:36 ESV).
In this passage, we witness the transcending power of the Lord's transfiguration and the essence of beholding the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Father’s own spoken voice. Seeing Moses and Elijah conversing with the Lord Jesus is seen as a foreshadow of the New Covenant and God's promise to provide for us through Christ Jesus, who is "more than our king" and "our best friend". As the disciples witness, this divine glory, they're able to speak of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ. Even in their own failings, like Peter's desire to build tents for them, they eventually moved past the Old Covenant personalities and focused on the Lord Jesus Christ alone. They passed on from the law to the true gospel of grace, not a mix of grace and law.
Yes, in the true gospel of the grace of God, the Lord Jesus purchased us by His blood from the curse of the first covenant under the law (Galatians 3.13). The Lord Jesus redeemed us from the old covenant of the law that we may receive the eternal inheritance in the new covenant of grace. It is written: “The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.” (Hebrews 9:13-15 NIV).
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.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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