Jesus Was a Surrendered Man. In Matthew 3:14 9 (NLT), John the Baptist tried to talk Jesus out of being baptized: “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” [John] said, “so why are you coming to me?” (Verse 15): "But Jesus said, 'It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.' So John agreed to baptize him." If there had been no baptism, there would have been no affirmation of the Father. Matthew 3:16-17 (NLT) says, "After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.'" Verse 16 KJV says, "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water." It does not say that John helped Him up. This is significant because Jesus had to go down Himself and He had to come up Himself out of the water. It as a sign of His surrender. Surrender is not a minor point. It represents an ultimate reality. Surrender communicates something eternal, not temporary. Jesus was about to go into public ministry and this process had to take place within the framework of what God had ordained from the foundation of the world. "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (verse 17 KJV). God could never have given His affirmation at the beginning of Jesus' public ministry if His Son had not fulfilled all righteousness. That's what we're dealing with. We're not just dealing with the idea of baptism. We're dealing with the Father's will and Jesus' demonstration that He was fully conscious of the distinction between Himself and Adam. Every aspect of Jesus' life was about full surrender.
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