Jesus Wants His Disciples to be Well Informed

When Jesus started announcing that He was going to Jerusalem and be put to death, He caused a very deep crisis among his disciples. Such events could not be reconciled with their concept of Messiah. The Lord needed a response to their crisis. Jesus takes along Peter, James and John on the mountain to be transfigured, allowing them a glimpse of his divinity. He bridged the gap between their understanding and God. It gave them an assurance that they would make no mistake in sticking it out with him, that he would not abandon them in the hour of darkness. Every time there is something significant and important event in the life of Jesus, the three disciples were with Him. They are the most prominent leaders in the early church. They are being prepared for their roles in the early beginning of the church. It is first of all the leadership in the Church that must understand who Jesus really is and what his mission is all about. They must know that He is the master of life, for they were the three who accompanied Jesus when He returned the daughter of Jairus to life. They must also know that there is no faithfulness to the Father’s will without pain, as they witnessed during his agony in the garden. Jesus wants his disciples to be well informed of the realities of His and their lives.