Today I read my Beth Moore devotional. The scripture was Matthew 3:1-16, which is the story of the baptism of Jesus. My favorite verses from the passage are this:
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Can you imagine being John at that moment? I imagine when he first catches a glimpse of the
Messiah, His heart beat wildly. Beth Moore wrote "How those waters kept from parting that day, I'll never know." Wow, how true that is! Another thing Beth mentioned was that Jesus was completely sinless. He had nothing to confess, yet there was a confession to be made over Him, which was simply, the confession of His holiness enthroned in heaven.
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." -Matthew 3:13-16
Can you imagine being John at that moment? I imagine when he first catches a glimpse of the
Messiah, His heart beat wildly. Beth Moore wrote "How those waters kept from parting that day, I'll never know." Wow, how true that is! Another thing Beth mentioned was that Jesus was completely sinless. He had nothing to confess, yet there was a confession to be made over Him, which was simply, the confession of His holiness enthroned in heaven.
These are just some thoughts for the day. :) Perhaps I will post more later.
Jade
P.S. Blogspot is acting weird on me, so if this post looks weird, my apologies.
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