11/11 Matthew 3:11-17
“I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.” 13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” 15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires. ” So John agreed to baptize him. 16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
TRUTH
We know so little of what is going on in the world and almost nothing of what is happening in the heavenlies. The Lord calls us to obey and not reason about what is going on or sometimes not even know what is going on-Jesus calls us to service. Serve the Lord with gladness and let Him use you. Surrender to Him. Do what Jesus says. Those statements presuppose that we are reading the Bible and spending time with Jesus. Make sure you are.
