Matthew 2:17 “and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.’”

WELL DONE

Have you ever wondered why Jesus was baptized?  He had no need to be.  We get baptized to show everyone we have made a public profession of faith in Christ as our Savior.  He certainly wasn’t doing that.  So why?  Simple – He wanted to please His Father.

And what did God do?  He spoke from heaven.  God, the Father, said to God, the Son, that He was pleased.  One part of God said to the other part of God, “That was good.”  I don’t even begin to understand all the complexities of the Trinity.  I just know Jesus was being obedient to His Father.

TEACHING MOMENT

I think this lesson could teach itself to our children.  Obedience is the theme.  Do your children need to learn obedience?  Perhaps your children are getting into the tween or teen years.  Obedience is certainly a major issue with most kids at that age.  You should show them this passage.  If they are believers, they need to see that even Jesus chose obedience.

Kids today are less and less obedient, it seems.  But I don’t blame the children.  Children have always been children.  We parents are the ones who have allowed our children to become disobedient, for the most part.  I know there are exceptions, but we are the ones who have allowed the world to dictate to us how to raise our children.  Stop it.  Let the Word guide you.

But maybe the problem isn’t the children.  Are you being obedient?  Are you allowing the Lord to guide you?  Do you rebel at His commands?  We must allow the Lord to speak to our hearts and direct our path.  After all, don’t you want to hear, “This is My beloved child, in whom I am well-pleased”?