Awe gripped the people
as they saw this majestic display of God’s power.
While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing,
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Listen to me and remember what I say.
The Son of Man is going to be betrayed
into the hands of his enemies.”
But they didn’t know what he meant.
Its significance was hidden from them,
so they couldn’t understand it,
and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Luke 9:43-45
Jesus took Peter,
John,
and James up on a mountain to pray.
And as he was praying,
the appearance of his face was transformed,
and his clothes became dazzling white.
Suddenly,
two men,
Moses and Elijah,
appeared and began talking with Jesus.
They were glorious to see.
And they were speaking about his exodus from this world,
which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.
Then a voice from the cloud said,
“This is my Son,
my Chosen One.
Listen to him.”
Luke 9:28-31, 35
If anyone is ashamed of me and my message,
the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person
when he returns in his glory
and in the glory of the Father
and the holy angels.
Luke 9:26
Then he asked them,
“But who do you say I am?”
Peter replied,
“You are the Messiah sent from God!”
Luke 9:20
Then he said to the crowd,
“If any of you wants to be my follower,
you must give up your own way,
take up your cross daily,
and follow me.
If you try to hang on to your life,
you will lose it.
But if you give up your life for my sake,
you will save it.
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world
but are yourself lost or destroyed?
Luke 9:23-25
Joyful are people of integrity,
who follow the instructions of the Lord.
Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Psalm 119:1-2
Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,
and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds
Keep me from lying to myself;
give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,
fire and hail, snow and clouds,
wind and weather that obey him,
mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all livestock,
small scurrying animals and birds,
kings of the earth and all people,
rulers and judges of the earth,
young men and young women,
old men and children.
Let them all praise the name of the Lord.
For his name is very great;
his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
Psalm 148:7-13
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies!
Praise him,
all his angels!
Praise him,
all the armies of heaven!
Praise him,
sun and moon!
Praise him,
all you twinkling stars!
Praise him,
skies above!
Praise him,
vapors high above the clouds!
Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
for he issued his command,
and they came into being.
Psalm 148:1-5
‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Although I have scattered you
in the countries of the world,
I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.
I,
the Sovereign Lord,
will gather you back from the nations
where you have been scattered,
and I will give you the land of Israel once again.’
Ezekiel 11:16-16
Blessings of knowing God always does what he says
