John tried to stop Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?"
Our gloriously deliberate God orchestrated the lives of two extraordinary men, born six months apart, to converge waist-deep in the waters of the Jordan River. For John the Baptizer, it was the beginning of the end. he had faithfully prepared God's way, and now God was preparing his.
For Jesus, it marked the end of the beginning. His life would descend on Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem like a desert Storm. That day in the river of promise, John baptized Jesus with water, and Jesus baptized the Jordan with glory.
Just imagine what was going on in the mind of Christ as He was walking to the river Jordan. I wonder if He stopped to watch the scene for a while, with the people confessing their sins. Did He watch this mighty servant of God preaching the Word with boldness? I'm just picturing the horizon and His figure overlooking the scene. He walks up to the shore, and John sees Him.
John had prepared for this all his life. When we set apart our lives unto Him, He will do wonders with us the likes of which were cannot imagine.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. he laid His right hand on me, and said, "Don't be afraid!" - revelation 1:17