Listen to Him

 A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud: 'This is my beloved Son, listen to Him'. Mark 9:7

In the previous chapter Jesus had tried to tell His disciples that He was going to die and when they went down from the mountain again he tried and they debated among themselves what 'rising from the dead' meant.

How many types of risings had there been? The disciples saw Lazarus rise from the dead, they had seen the widow's son rise from the dead. They knew both of these men were dead, dead, dead and yet they lived.

What was hard to understand? Perhaps they yet did not have ears that could hear? Why? Perhaps they had their heart set on a deliverer and not a saviour. 

We often cannot hear or see what God is doing because of our focus. How do we clear our head? First we must recognise we are foggy and then press in for clarity and get help where we can. Talk to that person, read that book, listen to that message.

One thing is sure is that we will not 'get it' until we have ears to hear and hearts to understand.