Baptized

I was reading the account of Jesus' baptism the other day (Matthew 3:13-17). I was wondering what it would have been like to be John. Here he is, prophesying about the One who is to come, the One who is greater than he or any other man...and Jesus comes and asks John to baptize Him! John wants to refuse and have Jesus baptize him, but Jesus answered in a mysterious way: "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." So John baptized Jesus. And God was pleased.

This passage made me think of how gracious God is. He sent his Son as a man, completely human and fully God. He didn't just go through motions and rituals. He obeyed His Father. He was born a baby, baptized and began his ministry, crucified, raised from the dead, and ascended to heaven. He is the model for baptism here. New life. Obedience. Daily death to our flesh. Picking up our cross and following the Father. Our ultimate goal? Eternity with the Father.

John was obedient. He baptized the Christ. He died. He is now alive with Christ. I want to daily die. I want faith like that of John's. I want to have eternity in mind throughout my life.

I don't know if this makes any sense, but it was on my mind. If not, disregard it as ramblings. :)