Written by Scott B. Hayashi
Luke 9:35 (NRSV) Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”
The voice commands Peter, James, and John to listen to Jesus. If they have any doubts about who or what Jesus is before this encounter, those doubts resolved.
We would do well to remember that we live on the resurrection side of Easter. For us, there is no doubt—Jesus is the Son of the Living God, the Word made flesh. The command to listen to Jesus is the same for each of us as it was for the first disciples. But unlike Peter, James, John, and all the rest, we do not have a physically present Jesus to touch, see, hear, smell, record podcasts of, or share with on our social media channels. So what are we to do?
Well, the way to start listening to Jesus is to read the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Read them over and over, commit verses to memory. Become so familiar with the stories of Jesus that what he teaches and says changes the way we live our lives. The more we do this, the more we will hear Jesus speaking to us.
The command remains the same: “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”
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