Thursday, February 8, 2024

Heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove

Luke 3:15-22

The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

But when John rebuked Herod the Tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Why?

People waiting for the Messiah and wondering if John might possibly be the Messiah. But John refused it, He is not the Messiah, and he is not worthy to serve Him.

Herod's marriage to his brother's wife is against the law of the Lord, and it was because of the sexy mind, and the proud heart. 

People saw Jesus was baptized, but many of them did not see the Holy Spirit descend on him.

Jesus is God but because he came to the earth in human style he accepted the baptized too. So we, Christians, have to be baptized either, to accept the Holy Spirit.

What do we see? most time we see what we like to see.

How?

May my might and my heart come closer to the Lord and see what the Lord sees.



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