--JESUS IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY! --
---[Luke 9:18-10:42]

~~Jesus is the ultimate authority. God told His disciples--and us--to listen to Him!

[In Luke 9]...God isolated the authoritative voice of history and declared. "This is my beloved Son. Hear Him."

-It's the first scene of the final act in the earthly life of Christ. Jesus has taken three followers on a prayer retreat.

"He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening" (Luke 9:28,29).

Oh, to have heard that prayer. What words so lifted Christ that His face was altered? Did He see His home? Hear His home?

Maybe Jesus needed comfort. Knowing that His road home will pass through Calvary, He puts in a call. God is quick to answer. "Behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah" (v.30).

The two were perfect comfort givers. Moses understood tough journeys. Elijah could relate to an unusual exit. So Jesus and Moses and Elijah discuss "His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem" (v31).

Peter, James, and John, meanwhile, take a good nap. "Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. ...Peter said to Jesus, 'Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he said" (vv.32-33).

What would we do without Peter? The guy has no idea what he is saying, but that doesn't keep him from speaking. He has no clue what he is doing but offers to do it anyway. This is his idea: three monuments for the three heroes. Great plan? Not in God's book....

Peter's error is not that he spoke, but that he spoke heresy. Three monuments would equate Moses and Elijah with Jesus. No one shares the platform with Christ. God comes with the suddenness of a blue norther and leaves Peter gulping. "This is My Son!" Not "a son" as if He were clumped in with the rest of us. Not "the best son" as if He were valedictorian of the human race. Jesus is, according to God, "My Son, My Chosen One," absolutely unique and unlike anyone else, "Hear Him!" (v.35)

--From: Next Door Savior/ML

--Who is Jesus to you? The world sees Him as one of many. But Jesus is not one of many, He is the only One. What does that mean to you? ~~~
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