The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

Meditations of the Gospel of Mark

July 27, 2020

The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

And a voice came from heaven:

“You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Mark 1:11 (NIV)

Read: Mark 1:9-13

Perhaps the most compelling truth of what it means for us to seek the life in Christ as our way of life, is that in the life in Christ, what is true for Jesus, is true for us. Tarry here for a bit and let this truth sink in. Then go to verse 11.

Because what is true for Jesus is also true for those in Christ, then what Jesus heard as he saw the dove descending from heaven is true for those in Christ. Look again at verse 11. Put your name at the front of that sentence and use Son or Daughter as appropriate and read the verse slowly. Own that version of the verse because as a follower of Jesus, reconciled to God through faith in the crucified and resurrected Jesus, you are in Christ and what is true of Jesus is true for you. This is the truth of how God sees you. Own it and choose to live everyday resting in God’s smile of affection for you.

My Takeaway: What I have written above is all the takeaway I’ll ever need, but wait: There’s more! In the wilderness among the wild animals, angels attended to Jesus. In these most difficult times of dealing with the issues of the coronavirus and racism across our land, I take comfort in knowing God’s angels are attending to me. How about you?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

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• Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

• The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

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