...but God Ministry
  • Home
  • NT in 2023
  • Jesus 365 Daily Devos
    • Jesus 365 Daily Devos
  • Year of Gratitude
  • 30-Day Scripture, Prayer & Gratitude Series
  • Come, Meet Jesus: John Study
  • Resources & Studies
    • Prayers for our Children
    • Seasons
    • Imprint for Teens >
      • Imprint Resources
    • Launch Prayers for our Children >
      • Launch Resources
      • Launch Groups
    • Well Hello
    • Background Images
    • Turn North: A Jesus Girl's Guide to College >
      • Turn North Resources
    • Path to Purpose
    • Colossians
    • Ruth: The Harvest is Coming
    • Worship Playlists
    • Renew Your Mind Studies >
      • God's Truth
    • Psalm 119
    • I See you
  • About
    • Need Prayer?
    • Payments
Purchase Jesus 365

129 of 365 - Well Pleased

5/9/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Matthew 3:11
 
Jesus comes to be baptized by John (HIs cousin), not because He is in need of repenting and forgiveness, but as part of what was spoken about Him by the prophets. When Jesus arrives, John knows instantly that He is the one.
 
We don’t know much about what happened between the miraculous events surrounding Jesus’s birth and the start of His public ministry (roughly 30 years). I wonder if He ever interacted with His cousin, John, or if His family often saw little glimpses of His holiness during his childhood and teen years. However it went down in the private spaces among the family and friends of Jesus, His holiness can’t be contained much longer.
 
Something incredible happens at the moment of Jesus’s baptism...
  • The heavens were opened.
  • The Spirit of God descended like a dove and rested on Jesus.
  • A voice from heaven said, “this is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
The trinity reunited again…the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit converging. It’s go time.
 
I often wonder what it must be like to have God publicly declare you His Child with whom He is well pleased. But here’s the cool thing: because of what Jesus accomplished for us, WE ARE His sons and daughters too. He calls us beloved. In us, He is well pleased…in all our slip-ups, sins, mistakes, shortcomings, and quirks, Jesus’s blood covers it all.  When God looks at us, He sees Jesus. We aren’t a failure or disappointment to Him. When we repent of our sins and accept Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit descends on us too. And God looks at us and says, “[Insert YOUR name], my beloved son/daughter, with whom I am well pleased.”
 
Challenge: Write and repeat these words today, inserting your name…“[Insert name], my beloved son/daughter, with whom I am well pleased.” Reflect on these words from God to you.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    1 Corinthians
    1 John
    1 Kings
    1 Peter
    1 Samuel
    1 Thessalonians
    1 Timothy
    2 Corinthians
    2 Peter
    2 Samuel
    2 Timothy
    Acts
    Colossians
    Daniel
    Deuteronomy
    Ecclesiastes
    Ephesians
    Esther
    Exodus
    Galatians
    Genesis
    Habakkuk
    Hebrews
    Hosea
    Introduction
    Isaiah
    James
    Jeremiah
    Joel
    John
    Join Us
    Jonah
    Joshua
    Jude
    Judges
    Leviticus
    Luke
    Malachi
    Mark
    Matthew
    Micah
    Numbers
    Philemon
    Philippians
    Proverbs
    Psalm
    Ref: 12 Sons Of Jacob
    Ref: Divided Kingdom
    Ref: OT Timeline
    Ref: Timeline Of Judges
    Revelation
    Romans
    Ruth
    Titus

    Jesus 365 Home

    Archives

    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Devo + Journal Part 1: Old Testament
    Picture
    Devo + Journal Part 2: Gospels
    Picture
    Devo + Journal Part 3: Letters
  • Home
  • NT in 2023
  • Jesus 365 Daily Devos
    • Jesus 365 Daily Devos
  • Year of Gratitude
  • 30-Day Scripture, Prayer & Gratitude Series
  • Come, Meet Jesus: John Study
  • Resources & Studies
    • Prayers for our Children
    • Seasons
    • Imprint for Teens >
      • Imprint Resources
    • Launch Prayers for our Children >
      • Launch Resources
      • Launch Groups
    • Well Hello
    • Background Images
    • Turn North: A Jesus Girl's Guide to College >
      • Turn North Resources
    • Path to Purpose
    • Colossians
    • Ruth: The Harvest is Coming
    • Worship Playlists
    • Renew Your Mind Studies >
      • God's Truth
    • Psalm 119
    • I See you
  • About
    • Need Prayer?
    • Payments