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My commentary said we see Jesus in 3 ways in this chapter:
The King In His Glory
Jesus lifted the veil that hid His glory, enabling Peter,
James, and John to know that there
was so much more about Him than they’d ever dared hope or dream. In the Transfiguration, God was fulfilling
what Jesus had predicted in the last verse of the previous chapter – the Son of
Man coming with His kingdom.
The King In His Power
The nine disciples who’d remained with the crowds had been
unsuccessful in casting out the demon and the epilepsy from the boy. “Our Lord’s first response was one of sorrow … embarrassed disciple, the
arguing scribes, and the need father and son … Their unbelief and spiritual
perversity were a burden to
him. What must our Lord feel as He looks
at powerless believers today? Yet without effort, He healed the boy.”
The Kind In His
Humility
“A king too poverty-stricken to pay the annual temple tax of
only a half-shekel!” But this King had
dominion over nature and control over everything, and He worked a true miracle
by having Peter fish with a line, rather than a net, catching a fish which bit
on a hook while already holding something in its mouth – a coin which someone
else had lost! And this King did not have to pay the temple tax, being the
Son of the God who commanded establishment of the temple, but He did so to
prevent any Jewish grumbling about it.
Father God, remind me that, as a Christian, I should be
reflecting Your glory and not destroying it.
Help me to never doubt that Your Son has the power to do anything and everything. And when I am tempted toward pride, remind me
that Your Own son even agreed to pay a tax He didn’t owe, even though as a man He
was to poor to pay it. Let Him set the example
for my life.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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