Mat 17:7 | KingComments | STEP | When the three disciples hear the voice of the Father who expresses the pleasure in His Son, they fall on their faces. However, this happens more out of fear than for worship. They are still too attached to the earthly glory to appreciate the heavenly glory. Then the Lord comes to them. He who is used to this voice encourages them, as He always did when He was on earth, and says: “Do not be afraid.” He Who is the pleasure of the Father is with them. So why would they be afraid? When the disciples lift up their eyes again, Moses and Elijah are gone. They see no one else “except Jesus Himself alone”. That is the purpose God has with our lives as well. He wants to take all support from and appreciation for people away from us, that we may be satisfied with the Son alone. The honor to which His Son is entitled cannot be shared with others. Christ is entitled to our undivided admiration and service. We must pray that God will give us an undivided heart ( ).

‏ Matthew 17:7

No One Except Jesus Himself Alone

When the three disciples hear the voice of the Father who expresses the pleasure in His Son, they fall on their faces. However, this happens more out of fear than for worship. They are still too attached to the earthly glory to appreciate the heavenly glory. Then the Lord comes to them. He who is used to this voice encourages them, as He always did when He was on earth, and says: “Do not be afraid.” He Who is the pleasure of the Father is with them. So why would they be afraid?

When the disciples lift up their eyes again, Moses and Elijah are gone. They see no one else “except Jesus Himself alone”. That is the purpose God has with our lives as well. He wants to take all support from and appreciation for people away from us, that we may be satisfied with the Son alone. The honor to which His Son is entitled cannot be shared with others. Christ is entitled to our undivided admiration and service. We must pray that God will give us an undivided heart (Psa 86:11).