Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain. He was transformed in front of them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. Peter reacted to all of this by saying to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good that we’re here. If you want, I’ll make three shrines: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, look, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son whom I dearly love. I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!” Hearing this, the disciples fell on their faces, filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anybody about the vision until the Human One is raised from the dead.” (Matthew 17:1-9, CEB)
Every year when we get to this passage want to know how Peter, James, and John knew who was with Jesus. I mean, it is not like there were pictures of Moses and Elijah for them to have seen them, so they knew what they looked like. Did they have on name tags, “Hello, my name is Moses?”
And Peter is so flabbergasted, as I would have been, he is like, let us make three tents, so the three of you can be comfortable, and James, John, and I will just lie out here on the ground. We will be good.
But honestly, think how you would have reacted if it were you up on that mountain?
Probably the same way Peter did, because it was the wow factor.
No one outwows God.
Take a walk with God and hang on for the wow.
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