Among the choices that God made in the creation of humanity was to provide us with the freedom to believe or not, to provide us with the freedom to attend worship or to attend this weekend’s basketball tournament, to provide us with the freedom to follow Jesus or to follow “the god of this world.” God has given that freedom. It should not surprise us when some — even many — choose to follow a different path.
The Transfiguration was for the purpose of a witness. Not everyone needs to climb that mountain. Not everyone needs to see the glorified Christ. Everyone doesn’t need to hear the words from heaven. Just these three who saw and heard in order to give testimony, in order to be a witness.
