Title
The Mandate To Hear Him
Scripture
And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”
(Matthew 17:5)
Devotional
The lessons of the transfiguration are manifold. It speaks of the deity of Christ, the love of the Father and life after death. These are great theological evidences. However, the most applicable lesson is found in the two-word command of the Father, “Hear Him!” There is a popular adage today that says, “What would Jesus do?” The more appropriate phrase would read, “What would Jesus have me do?” To hear Christ is to obey Him. This is why the scriptures repeatedly state, “He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying.” Christ has for the past two thousand years been speaking to His people by His Spirit through His body, the Church. Whenever two or three of His followers are gathered together in His name, He is there is their midst.(1) It is a very good thing to know about the deity of Christ and that there is life after death. It is a better thing to hear Him and to hear Him with an obedient ear. Therefore, “Hear Him!”
(1) Matthew 18:20