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Devotional - 25th Dec 2020

 'And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and  lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him' (Matthew 3:16).

Jesus the Son of God, Creator of the world, came to this earth as a babe. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born to earthly parents, Mary and Joseph. He was brought up in humble abode and worked as a carpenter with his father Joseph. When it was time to begin His ministry - the purpose for which He came, he sought his cousin John the Baptist along the Jordan river and request baptism. John was the forerunner for Jesus and was already preaching repentance to the people. After Jesus' baptism, as he came out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw God the Holy Spirit descended like a dove and came and rest upon him. Then the  voice of God the Father declaring that, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (vs 17). What a scene that must of been for all who were present and heard the voice of God!  We see here that all of the Godhead was present at this glorious event - God the Son, God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. This was confirmation and revelation of the work of  Christ for the salvation of man. John seeing the Spirit descending like a dove upon Jesus and hearing the voice of God, confirmed his faith in Jesus as the true Messiah. The One who lived amongst men, taught, preached, healed. As sinners, we must believe that Jesus is the Son of God, by faith. We must be born again, that is, be baptised with water and by the Holy Spirit. Christ died on the Cross and was resurrected that we too may die to sin and resurrected on the newness of life in him. He is now judging all of us and will bring His reward when he returns the second time, as our King. Those who are faithful, to everlasting life and those unfaithful and unbelieving to everlasting damnation. The choice is ours. We have a wonderful hope in Jesus and of eternal life. We are set free from the powers of sin and death. Let us choose life and live everyday, no longer for ourselves but for our glorious Redeemer.

Have a Merry Christmas and a blessed weekend 🌹🌹

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