Bright Clouds While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. - Matthew 17:5 The cloud was a symbol of the Divine presence. One of the writers says the disciples were afraid as they saw the cloud come down over Jesus. God still comes to us often in thick clouds, and we are afraid too. But the cloud meant no harm to the disciples. No cloud means any harm to a disciple when God is in the cloud; and always, if we only listen, we may hear words of love. There was a voice out of the cloud testifying to the Divine sonship. The disciples had been staggered at what Jesus had said about His rejection and death. Now they are assured that He is the Messiah, and that they must hear Him. Even if they could not understand, and if the things He said seemed to destroy all their hopes, they still needed to hear. There are times when Gods ways with us seem very hard, and we think disaster is going to ruin every good thing in our lives. At such times we should remember that He who rules over all is the Son of God, our Friend and Savior. Our trust in Him should never fail. We should always listen to what He says. When everything seems strange and dark we should never doubt nor fear. The events that staggered the disciples then we now see to have been the most glorious and loving wisdom. So in our hardest trials we should discover true wisdom and Gods richest love for us. It was out of the cloud that this voice came. Out of the clouds that hang over us come often the tenderest voiced of Divine love, the most precious revealing of Gods divine grace.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:45:52 +0000
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