The book of Mark is about Jesus as SERVANT and was presented Jesus as God's suffering servant and redeemer of the Lord.
Jesus' ministry started with His baptism. Though John's baptism is all about repentance and turning to God, Jesus as sinless, submitted himself to baptism to mark his ministry. As He said in verse 15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him (Matthew 3:15)
His submission shows His humility as a servant of the Lord. He was identifying with us - sinners.
As Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens splitting and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove. He was identified by the Father as His own.
His baptism is a perfect picture of commitment and surrender. When Jesus was baptized he was saying to us He was completely committed to this mission. He was all in.
When a believer is baptized one of the things they are saying is I am all in with Jesus. When we are immersed in the water our whole body goes under and it is a demonstration that our whole life is now about Jesus. He saved us. He set us free. He forgave us. He is now the very air we breathe. He is our living water.
Let us Reflect:
On our Baptism when we shouted " I am yours Jesus!" we shouted, WE ARE ALL IN!
But, are we really ALL IN?
When we joined the church and was baptized are we true to our covenant with the Lord that we are all in?
-How many times we backslid because there are things that we don't agree with the church?
- How many times we declined the leading of the Holy Spirit to read the bible and pray because we are busy?
-How many times we hurt Jesus by being selfish - we get offended of small things, we throw tantrums when we cant get our way?
- How many times have we joined the ministry to evangelize and seek the lost?
- How many times we forget that we have to love each other unconditionally without self-love?
ARE WE REALLY ALL IN?
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