Yielding to the Lord

UV 4198/10000 Yielding to the Lord Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, My Chosen One; listen and obey and yield to Him. Luke 9 v 35 Peter was blurting out things impulsively on seeing the glorious vision of Jesus with Moses and Elijah on the mount of transfiguration. At the time, the voice of the Father stopped him from going further by endorsing Jesus as the beloved Son and encouraging the disciples to listen and obey Him. Indeed, the more we yield to the Lord, greater will be our yield in life. We only need to listen to the voice of the Lord and abide by it. The cloud of the Lord’s presence covered or enveloped Peter and the other disciples. We, too, need to be overshadowed always by the Spirit of God. Then, we will hear His clear and sometimes audible voice asking us to do certain things. The voice of the Father revealed to the disciples that Jesus was the Chosen One, the One chosen to be the sacrifice for human sin, the One chosen for great suffering in order to redeem mankind, past, present and future from eternal guilt and death. Jesus had gone to the mountain to pray to seek the Father’s will. It pleased the Father who appeared and chose to glorify and reveal that Jesus is the Chosen Messiah of both the Jews and the Gentiles. Our love for the Lord is revealed in our obedience to His leading and His voice. The more we resist His leading, the more off track we become and stray. The more we abide in Him, listen to Him, obey Him, yield to Him, the more blessed we are and the more pleased the Father will be. We, too will receive a sign of His supernatural favour, share in His effulgent glory. Moses and Elijah appeared to encourage Jesus and to complete the picture of Law or righteousness of God, Prophecy or knowledge of the future, Grace- the provision the Lord makes for the salvation of our souls. We, learning from this experience, need to yield to the Tri-une God in spirit, mind and body, wield the sword of the word and resist the enemy of our souls.