John would have prevented Him, (Jesus) saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. John 3:14, 15 Lord this must have been an awesome thing for […]
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. Matthew 3:13 Thank You Lord for taking on the human form of man. Thank You for coming to John to be baptized. Baptism is a wonderful gift. It allows us to show the whole world that we are following You. […]
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(John continued) “Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water for repentance, but He (Jesus) who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not […]
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But when he (John) saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you, […]
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Then went out to him (John) Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Matthew 3:5, 6 Lord it is very interesting to see how popular John was. He dressed strangely. He ate strangely. And yet the people were […]
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Then went out to him (John) Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Matthew 3:5, 6 Thank You Lord for men and women like John that are out in the world today winning people to You. Thank You […]
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Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. John 3:4 Lord I am reminded of the scripture that says, ‘Man looks on the outside but God looks on the heart.’ This verse tells us how John was dressed because it […]
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For this is he (John the Baptist) who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of the one crying in the wilderness; Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” Matthew 3:3 Thank You Lord for showing how the Old Testament of the Bible was fulfilled. Thank You […]
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In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:1, 2 Thank You Lord for Your calling upon our lives. Thank You that each one of us is called to do something just a little bit different from someone else. Sometimes […]
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And he (Joseph) rose and took the Child (Jesus) and His mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he […]
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