Daily Bible Reading 10th August 2026 // Luke 9:28-36
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. 34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
But there is more, much more, to be said yet about the Transfiguration. We may look upon it as God's seal and imprimatur on Peter's confession at Caesarea Philippi, as if to say Amen to it. How truly Lord He is! Here, for a moment, the veil was drawn aside to show Him as He is. Already, and all along, it had been gleaming through, in His mighty works and words (cf ‘What manner of man is this?', 'Never man spake as this man'), and now, for a moment, it burst through. If, then, it was God's seal on Peter's confession, we may think of it as His bestowal on the disciple's faith: 'to him that hath it shall be given'. Having confessed by faith, faith was rewarded, as it so often is, by sight. But if it was thus the outshining of His glory, we have still to ask: 'Why, at this particular point in the story?' The key to the answer to this question must be found in the words: 'This is My beloved Son'. For what we have here is a glimpse into the Godward, divine side of redemption. What we mean by this will be discussed in the next Note.