Friday, January 26, 2001
Friday, January 26, 2001
As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about
what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
(Mark 9:9
NRSV)
Mountaintop experiences prepare us for life in the valley. The time came for Jesus and his three
disciples to come down off the mountain. As Peter, James, and John descended the mountain they
pondered the significance of what they had just experienced. My guess is that they walked back
down in silence--they were too filled with awe. As they came down off the mountain, Jesus
instructed them not to tell anyone of their recent experience, "until after the Son of Man had risen
from the dead." The time would come when they would tell everyone, but the time wasn't right
yet. Jesus and the disciples still had work to do. Jesus needed the disciples' help. This
mountaintop experience played a major role in the lives of these three disciples. However brief
the experience was they were given a glimpse of the future. Those who have seen the future are
better prepared to live in the present.
Lord Jesus, knowing my future is in your hands, help me to be bold in serving your people. Amen.
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