John the Baptist was a special man with a special job. God told him to tell the people that Jesus, the Messiah was coming. God wanted John to tell the people that they should be sorry for their sins, and to turn to God and follow Him. As a sign of this decision, John would baptize the people; this meant that he would support their backs while they leaned back into the water of the lake and came back up again, showing that they wanted to follow God and obey Him.When Jesus was a grown up man, He came to John the Baptist one day to be baptized Himself. Jesus had never sinned, but He wanted to be baptized to show us how God wants His followers to obey Him.
The Bible tells us: "When
He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and
behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice
came from heaven, saying, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.' " Matt 3:16,17
I wish I could have been there that day to see the dove and hear God's voice! How exciting that must have been! It is still exciting today to think about it!
Lord
Jesus, thank You for coming to earth and living among us, and showing
us by Your example how You want us to live. Help me to listen to You more
and more, through Your word and Your Spirit. I love you!
(Here is the link to the longer post: http://elizabethtreger.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-countdown-dec-3.html)
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