As the story of Christ’s becoming one of us - His birth - moves on
towards the story of His dying in our place - His crucifixion, the story
of His baptism is a significant step forward. Jesus identifies with us.
He stands in the place of the sinner. John the Baptist said to Jesus,
“I need to be baptized by You. Why are You coming to me?” (Matthew
3:14). Jesus was doing everything that God required of Him - everything
that needed to be done for sinners to be saved. The chief focus is on
His death for us - “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”
(John 1:29). We do, however, need to look back from His crucifixion to
His birth and His baptism. In His birth, we see the sovereign purpose of
God. In His baptism, we see the definite choice made by Jesus. In
salvation, there is the work of God, and there is our response. God
reveals Himself to us through His Son: “This is My beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). We respond to God’s revelation
and redemption when we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, when we
look away from ourselves - sinners - to Jesus Christ, the Saviour of
sinners, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John
1:29).
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