Listen to My Chosen One [Luke 9]

 ²⁸Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.²⁹And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.³⁰And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, ³¹who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

 ³²Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.³³And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah"--not realizing what he was saying.

 ³⁴While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"

 ³⁶And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

 ³⁷On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.

They went up to the mountain to pray and did not come down until the next day.  So that means they prayed all night, which was a consistent pattern for Jesus.  However, Peter and his companions had a hard time staying awake to pray.  But they finally woke up in time to see that God had provided Moses and Elijah to fill in the gap to talk with Jesus and to encourage Him in the things that were about to happen to Him. Peter must have been a little groggy as He recognized the significance of what he had been sleeping through. Thankfully, God interrupted Peter's fumbling speech with an important one!  "Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!'"

We praise You, Jesus, that You are God's Son.  You are God's Chosen One.  Lord, cause me to listen to You!