Listen to Glisten

UV 4140/10000 Listen to Glisten Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him and obey Him!” Mark 9 v 7 The Father desires that we listen to Jesus and obey Him. We need to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit reminding us of the word of Jesus and get His help to obey it. When we do so, we please the Father. Like Peter, awed by the transfiguration and the appearance of Moses and Elijah on the mountain was blurting out whatever came to his mind. He said they would make three tabernacles or sacred tents for Jesus, Moses and Elijah. All the Lord wants us to do is not to do anything but to just listen to the Word ( Jesus) and obey Him. Like the cloud overshadowed them on the mountain, we need to be overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. When Bezalel, the craftsman who made the Tabernacle according to the plan received through Moses, was so overshadowed by the Spirit of God, he was gifted with skills and cunning to work with all kinds of precious metals and materials used in the tabernacle. When Mary was overshadowed by the Spirit, she conceived the Messiah, Jesus. When we are overshadowed by the Spirit of God, we will be equipped to obey the Lord, to fulfill His will for our lives. We need to spend time listening to Jesus. We need to listen without interrupting with our own thoughts and ideas. We need to listen intently like Mary at His feet. Listening should be accompanied by the commitment to obey His directions, His teachings, His word. The Lord needs to say, “Ephatha” or open for our inner mind, our inner ears to open for we cannot listen with just our physical hearing. Our eyes should open to see Him in His glory like Peter, James and John saw Him radiant and glorious, as Daniel saw the awesome, resplendent vision of Jesus, as John, the Revelator saw Him in a vision, as Paul saw him on the road to Damascus, as Stephen saw Him in his dying moment. Our ears should open to hear and understand and receive His word. Our heart should commit to obey Him fully, not half -heartedly, not fearfully, not doubtfully, not hesitantly but wholeheartedly, enthusiastically, faithfully. When we so listen, so obey, our lives will shine for Jesus in this dark world. Our lives will be transformed and our bodies transfigured like Moses and Elijah. The appearance of Moses and Elijah, mortal men like us is a sign that we too will receive glorified bodies beyond death in the kingdom of God. Meanwhile, we have only two tasks- to listen, to obey.