Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus, the sinless Son of God, embraces humility and insists on being baptised to ‘fulfil all righteousness'. He joins Himself with humanity, need for repentance. Am I too willing to embrace humility. Am I prone to avoid situations that I think beneath me, or like Christ, am I willing to enter into the struggles pf others to serve and fulfil God's purpose?

Jesus' baptism wasn't about confessing personal sin but about obediently in augurating His mission. His submission to the Father's plan is the model for our own discipleship. There is a difference between just following rituals and inner obedience to God. Is my faith expressed through active steps of obedience to God's will, even when I don't fully understand it?

Before Jesus performed any miracles or preached any sermons, the Father affirmed His identity: ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.' Our worth as a human being God's beloved child through Christ. Am I living and striving for a love and approval that I already possess by God's grace.

At Jesus' baptism the Trinity is uniquely revealed, the Son in the water. The Spirit descending, the Father speaking. This illustrates the communal nature of God. My faith invites me into this divine relationship. As I reflect on the quality of my connection with God, I ask myself is it a distant transaction, or an intimate, relational communion with the Father, through the Son, in the power of the Spirit