The Transfiguration

For the Jews of Jesus’ day, Moses symbolized the Law and Elijah symbolized the prophets—two of the most honored men in Jewish tradition.

The Gospels record an amazing incident involving Jesus and these two long-dead men. Jesus took three of His disciples to a high mountain, and “He was transfigured before them.

His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow . . . Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus . . . And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice cam out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!’” (Mark 9:2–7).

“Transfiguration” refers to the dramatic change in Jesus’ appearance. The meaning of the event was God’s approval of His Son. The presence of Moses and Elijah indicates that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Jewish tradition.

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Praise Resounds Throughout Creation

Timothy Keller

The Praise Of Creation. Praise comes to God from all he has made. It begins in the highest heaven (verses 1–4). It comes from the sun and moon and stars (verse 3), from the clouds and rain (verse 4).

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True Worship that Pleases the Lord

Timothy Keller

A little boy left his toys out and went in to practice the piano, using hymns for his lesson. When his mother called him to pick up his toys, he said, “I ca n’t eat; “I’m singing praise to Jesus.” His mother responded: “There's no use singing God's praises when you're being disobedient.”

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From Heavenly Greatness to Inexhaustible Love

Timothy Keller

The number of stars is still uncountable by human science, yet God knows them by name (verse 4; cf. Isaiah 40:26). Job speaks of the creation, when “the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy” (Job 38:7).

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The Gift of Himself

David Jeremiah

Long ago, there ruled a wise and good king in Persia who loved his people and often dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar so he could visit the poor and learn about their hardships.

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Healing Time

J. Stephen Lang

1868: On this date a political leader who grew up poor, had no formal education and was illiterate until his wife taught him to read and write, issued Proclamation 179 “granting full pardon and amnesty for the offense of treason against the United States during the late Civil War.”