Mark 9

2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. 3 Hey lovebugs!

Here is what stood out to me in Mark 9:

His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— 6 because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” 8 Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves.

9 Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

This is not deep or anything. These verses stood out to me because they amazed me. I just keep thinking what in the world would I do if Jesus showed up like that to me? Maaaaannnn, I would lose it haha. I would have reacted just like they did! I probably would have just fainted right then and there lol. But what also stood out to me while reading this was obedience. In all of these other stories, Jesus tells those he has healed to go on their way and not tell anyone. Each time, they tell someone. They can't wait to tell the people and go running into their respective towns and tell people. But this is not so with the disciples. It says in v.10 that they kept the word to themselves. It is serious obedience to be able to keep a secret of such magnitude. I know that every time I have a secret, I'm dying to tell at least one person so that I can get that release, but them telling would have compromised God's TIMING!! Timing is linked to obedience. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says "to everything there is a season a time for every purpose under heaven." Our obedience and our willingness to trust God and his timing is what allows things to work out for us. Had the disciples gone ahead and told what they saw, they could have compromised Jesus, his teaching and his message and the illustration of his power in the lands that he visited. In our search for the truth and our awaiting God's promises, we must be obedient. If we rush, we miss our blessings and possibly compromise someone else's.