Monday, February 4, 2019

TIM Good morning, I’m Tim Wise, Senior Adult Minister and Sanctuary Choir Director at Central. Mark 1:9-13 says: “At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’ At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.” Baptism is a time when believers outwardly show what God is doing inside of them. God is at work and they want the world to know it. However, we don’t want there to be confusion. Just because you are baptized does not mean that you will not experience temptation. We see in the scripture from mark that Jesus experienced temptation following his baptism. We all struggle and make mistakes, however, we must learn from them and overcome them. We can’t allow them to rule over our lives. It is through the grace at our baptism that we overcome sin. May you come to find the grace and strength to overcome the power of sin in your life.