Consider the phrase ‘Tell no one.’ It prompts us to ponder: When should we share God’s wondrous deeds? After all, aren’t we instructed to preach the kingdom of God?

Let’s delve into the complete verse from Mark 9:9:

‘As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.’

This scripture refers to the transfiguration—a moment when Peter, James, and John witnessed Jesus standing, radiant as the sun, alongside Moses and Elijah.

The key lies in the disciples’ need to fully experience the mystery of Christ before testifying about it. Until His resurrection, they couldn’t fully grasp the profound reality of the kingdom of God. Often, we share our mountaintop experiences with God prematurely, before living them out in our everyday lives. Our words may not align with our actions, as Oswald Chambers astutely observed. True proclamation of the kingdom requires us to embody what we’ve seen.

For the disciples, encountering Moses and Elijah while they were alive was significant. But it wasn’t until the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended, that Peter could confidently declare, ‘This is That.’ Suddenly, everything fell into place—the events on Pentecost aligned with the scriptures’ promises.

So, let us remember: Share no information until transformation occurs within us. Only then will we have an authentic story to tell.

 “Romans 12:2 (NASB95): And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”