Moses and Elijah … appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:30-31)
Daily reading: Isaiah 56
Moses and Elijah spoke with Jesus about His upcoming exodus—a word that echoes Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, which began with the blood of the Passover lamb. Just as their journey to freedom began through a blood-stained door, our path to spiritual liberty begins with Christ, our Passover, who was sacrificed on a blood-stained cross (1 Corinthians 5:7). But unlike Israel, who carried staffs, Jesus calls us to carry crosses. He says, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23). This is not a symbol of jewellery, but a daily call to die to self and live for God. Peter referred to his own ‘exodus’ (2 Peter 1:15), knowing it would glorify God through suffering. To follow Christ in this age means walking the path of self-denial and surrender. There’s no other way to glorify God.
