[When ### the Baptizer was proclaiming the coming of Jesus], Jesus came from ### in Galilee and was baptized by ### in the Jordan. The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God's Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."
—Mark 1:9-11 MESSAGE
I hope you can look back on your baptism and remember it as a precious and powerful moment. What great joy to know that:
O God, my righteous Father in heaven, you are holy — nothing compares to you. I pray that your rule over my life will increase and the Holy Spirit will increasingly influence my heart and my thinking. May my life be a holy praise to you! In Jesus' name, I ask this. Amen.
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—Mark 1:9-11 MESSAGE
Key Thought
I hope you can look back on your baptism and remember it as a precious and powerful moment. What great joy to know that:
- We can share in an event similar to one Jesus experienced.
- God's Spirit came to us in that event to cleanse us and live in us.
- The Father says a similar thing about us that he said about Jesus.
- We are chosen and marked by his love.
Today's Prayer
O God, my righteous Father in heaven, you are holy — nothing compares to you. I pray that your rule over my life will increase and the Holy Spirit will increasingly influence my heart and my thinking. May my life be a holy praise to you! In Jesus' name, I ask this. Amen.
Ⓒ 1996-2021 ###, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. The Thoughts and Prayer for God's Holy Fire are written by ###. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by ###, Inc.™ Used by permission of ###. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture quotations marked MESSAGE are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by ###. Used by permission of ###. All rights reserved. Represented by ###, Inc.
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