Evening star., 1918-04-20
JESUS TRANSPORTED.
Mark, e.2-29.
Golden Text-This Is my be-
loved Son; hear ye Him.
Mark, 81.
By Rev. Hugh =. steYenson.

The golden text emphasizes the mes
sage of the transhguration Of the Mas
ter to men. The disciples. who a week
previous to the events recorded in this
weeks study. had proclaimed their
faith in Jesus as the Messiah. were un-
able to accept His message OF the
cross. The Lord had tried to make
them comprehend its necessity, but the
idea of a suffering Messiah, when as
sociated with shame and sacrfnce, was
so inconsistent with their traditional
conceptions of the Messiah that they
hesitated to accept the teaching OF the
Christ concerning the coming events of
His life. They needed the experience
of Mount Hermon to enable them to
ters teachings of the cross had the
approval Of the Father. The trials OF
the week and the reaction following
the intense Galilean campaign called
for Jesus to seek renewal of his spir-
itual life in prayer. He was fortified
for His coming trials by the confer
ence that He had with Elijah and
Moses concerning His coming death.
His disciples were fitted to endure the
coming trials by the revelation OF His
majesty"
The hearts Of Peter and the sons of
thunder, as well as the Lords. were
heavy that evening when they turned
toward the snow-crowned mountain.
Mount Hermon towering 1883 feet
above the sea offered the Master and
the three disciples. whose spiritual de-
velopment fitted them to enter into
fellowship with the Lord more than the
others, many opportunities for secret
prayer. Jesus found the mountain to
be favorable for His desire for COM
munion with the Father. whose fellow
ship and presence Christ sought more
in this period of His ministry than at
any time of His earthly career. Luke
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with Him up into the mountain to
pray It was while He was commun-
ing with the Father. that the fashion
Of His countenance was altered"
The three witnesses who saw the
Lords inner glory shine out did not
recognize the meaning of the trans
figuring experience of the Christ
Jesus did not seek to have His glory
revealed. He was transformed when
He sought the Father. The men who
viii find that it comes only az men
seek Christ When with unveiled
face" they behold "as in mirror the
glory of the Lord, they Will be trans
to glory" 1t was impossible for the
gospel writer's to find words that could
adequately describe the TRANSPORTATION
of the Master. While impossible to de-
scribe, yet every Christian may expe-
rience its heavenly reality. even II there
does not come to him the fullness of
the Lords spiritual radiance. provided
thew follow Christ in seeking COM
munion with the Father. Moses face
shone when he came down from the
mountain after his long season of
PRAYER. stephens face shone as II 'ft
had been the face of an angel" Many
ministers as well as moth
ers have revealed by their faces that
they have been with Jesus and learned
of Him. The light of His Spirit will
illuminate the face of every uplifted
soul that seeks in prayer to be refilled
at the source Of power with strength
to do the Lords Will and work in the
world.
The presence of Moses, who had dis
appeared from sight on the top of
Pfsgah, and Elijah. who went up in a
whirlwind to heaven, comforted the
Christ and fitted Him to face the perils
Of Jerusalem calmly because they
spoke with Him about His exodus (not
the gloom Of death. but the glory of
His resurrection). They made real to
Him the life beyond the grave. lifted
the coming clouds of darkness by
the cross with the glory
Of eternity. The fact that Moses and
Elijah had : fellowship with Jesus.
whom the Pharisees denounced as a
hereto, would serve to convince the
three disciples that the charge was
false and that Jesus was loyal to the
principles of true religion, More sig
nificant than the presence Of the foun-
der and preserver Of the nation was
the voice that spoke unto them. saying,
This IL my beloved Son; hear ye Him."
The Divine call that summoned the
DISCIPLES to recognise Christ's author
fly by an unconditional obedience was
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