Friday... We now have such a privilege and opportunity.

Matthew 3:16 (NLT), "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."

We now have such a privilege and opportunity.

Now over in Matthew 3 we are introduced to Jesus by John the Baptist. It was an personal introduction of God. Before this God could not be seen.

Psalm 97:1-2a (AMP) says, "The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands and coastlands be glad. Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]."

Back to Exodus 19:9, "the Lord said to Moses, 'Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and believe and trust in you forever,'"

And then over to the New Testament in Matthew 3:16 (NLT) and it 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."

Three statements, Psalms, "Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]." Exodus, "Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud." And then Matthew, "the heavens were opened."

Here as Matthew writes in 3:2, "The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, 'He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, "'Prepare the way for the Lord's coming! Clear the road for him!"'" And this is what Matthew 3:16 is all about. No longer was God in a thick cloud. The heavens were opened and he was now walking about. And that makes all the difference for each one of us today.

Yes, that is awesome. Jesus came to show us what God was like. And we now have such a privilege and opportunity. We even have the Bible so we can read all about it. And yes, if we have accepted him into our heart we have God living inside of us and his Spirit is directing and living through us.

God is no longer in a cloud and he can now live in us. They tried to kill him but he is alive and we can personally have him in our life.

Revelation 3:20 says, "Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends." So just open the door of your heart, your life and ask him in if you haven't already. He wants to have a relationship with you! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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