Author: THERESA JACOBSON

Listening for the Promise
Weekly Devotional

Listening for the Promise
Weekly Devotional

Transfiguration of Our Lord – February 7, 2027
“^2After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.  And he was transfigured before them,
 ^7and a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, 
‘This is my beloved Son; listen to him.’”
- Mark 9:2, 7 -
This past summer my family and I took our first trip up to Maine.  The drive through New England was surreal as we recalled all the history that has taken place in our country over the past 250 years.  Once we reached Maine, the sights around us took our breath away!  As people who enjoy the outdoors and visiting national parks, Acadia National Park was at the top of our list of places to see.  We were told we should see the top of Cadillac Mountain, so we stopped by the information desk in the park visitor’s center.  We hadn’t made reservations to drive up.  (The parking is very limited, so the park now requires reservations made in advance.)  It was a five-mile hike up the mountain to the summit.  At the top we would find another gift shop, along with restrooms and drinking water.  No problem!  We’ve hiked before, and we’ve even hiked some rather difficult hikes.  So, we began our hike to the top.  
Some details I left out: we did not have proper hiking boots on; we at least had hooded sweatshirts and long pants, but we didn’t have gloves, hats, or scarves; and we each had only a 16-ounce bottle of water.  The problem?  The altitude changes rapidly, making it more difficult to breathe the higher you get, and because you are increasing in elevation, the temperature drops.  It was the end of May, so it was rather chilly, and by the time we reached the summit, the temperature had dropped to 40 degrees Fahrenheit with the windchill factored in.  We made it to the top, but it was very difficult.  However, once we got to our destination, the view was indescribable!  The vast enormity of the mountains all around was magnificent and surreal at the same time.  “God is bigger than all of this,” I told myself.  It was a feeling I struggled to grasp, let alone put into words.  If God had spoken from the clouds in that moment, revealed Jesus Christ as his son, and then commanded that I listen to him, I can only begin to think of the fear and the awe that would strike all at once.  Who am I but a speck of dust amid God’s awesome and wonderful creation?  
God spoke from the clouds on that day that Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John.  God revealed Jesus in his glory to these disciples, and he does so for us, too.  God wants for our ears to be open to hearing his voice through Jesus.  That day, and perhaps for a while thereafter, these disciples didn’t share anything about what they had seen and heard.  But eventually, they would.  May our ears be open to Jesus, and may our hearts be filled with the truth that Jesus is here among us.
Transfiguration of Our Lord – February 7, 2027
“^2After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.  And he was transfigured before them,
 ^7and a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, 
‘This is my beloved Son; listen to him.’”
- Mark 9:2, 7 -
This past summer my family and I took our first trip up to Maine.  The drive through New England was surreal as we recalled all the history that has taken place in our country over the past 250 years.  Once we reached Maine, the sights around us took our breath away!  As people who enjoy the outdoors and visiting national parks, Acadia National Park was at the top of our list of places to see.  We were told we should see the top of Cadillac Mountain, so we stopped by the information desk in the park visitor’s center.  We hadn’t made reservations to drive up.  (The parking is very limited, so the park now requires reservations made in advance.)  It was a five-mile hike up the mountain to the summit.  At the top we would find another gift shop, along with restrooms and drinking water.  No problem!  We’ve hiked before, and we’ve even hiked some rather difficult hikes.  So, we began our hike to the top.  
Some details I left out: we did not have proper hiking boots on; we at least had hooded sweatshirts and long pants, but we didn’t have gloves, hats, or scarves; and we each had only a 16-ounce bottle of water.  The problem?  The altitude changes rapidly, making it more difficult to breathe the higher you get, and because you are increasing in elevation, the temperature drops.  It was the end of May, so it was rather chilly, and by the time we reached the summit, the temperature had dropped to 40 degrees Fahrenheit with the windchill factored in.  We made it to the top, but it was very difficult.  However, once we got to our destination, the view was indescribable!  The vast enormity of the mountains all around was magnificent and surreal at the same time.  “God is bigger than all of this,” I told myself.  It was a feeling I struggled to grasp, let alone put into words.  If God had spoken from the clouds in that moment, revealed Jesus Christ as his son, and then commanded that I listen to him, I can only begin to think of the fear and the awe that would strike all at once.  Who am I but a speck of dust amid God’s awesome and wonderful creation?  
God spoke from the clouds on that day that Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John.  God revealed Jesus in his glory to these disciples, and he does so for us, too.  God wants for our ears to be open to hearing his voice through Jesus.  That day, and perhaps for a while thereafter, these disciples didn’t share anything about what they had seen and heard.  But eventually, they would.  May our ears be open to Jesus, and may our hearts be filled with the truth that Jesus is here among us.

Sola Worship Resource — Weekly Devotional © 2026 Sola Publishing (www.solapublishing.org), written by Rev. Theresa Jacobson. Scripture taken from ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright ©2001 . Scripture taken from ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright ©2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Sola Worship Resource — Weekly Devotional © 2026 Sola Publishing (www.solapublishing.org), written by Rev. Theresa Jacobson. Scripture taken from ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright ©2001 . Scripture taken from ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright ©2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.