“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. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”” - Matthew 3:16-17
I read these verses and then moved on, thinking “what am I going to write about for this week’s blog?” And then, rereading the passage, realized what I had missed.
Imagine being one of the many people gathered around watching Jesus get baptized. Those people probably woke up that morning and did their usual chores and jobs. Or maybe they woke up excited for the journey ahead to the Jordan River to watch, or even to be baptized. Imagine being there to see the Son of God be baptized! Imagine seeing the heavens open and watching the Spirit of God come down like a dove and sit on Jesus’ shoulder. Imagine hearing a voice from the sky proclaiming who Jesus was!
We often read verses like this and don’t even think about what they mean. There was so much of God’s amazing glory in these two verses, and I just skimmed through them!
Let’s take the time to not only read our bibles, but to try to understand the context and stories being told of God’s glory.
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