Sand Mountain Sermonette 74
Matthew 3:16-17
Sand Mountain Sermonette 74
“That’s My Boy!”
“And after being baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:16-17
In my treasury of things dear to my heart is the last birthday card my grandfather T. Mabrey sent to me when I was around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. And, as always, Papaw would sign off any card he ever sent me with, “That’s my boy!” From childhood to the time of his homegoing into the presence of the Lord, my grandfather was always encouraging me, whether written or spoken, with these same words, “That’s my boy!” And I knew it to be true, for I knew my grandfather’s heart and his character!
Jesus came to earth; God in flesh so that we could know the Father’s heart and character. He came so that you and I could know our sins could be forgiven, that we could be made right with God now and forever, and that we could know the witness of the Holy Spirit within our lives as Christians assuring us that we are God’s children and that He loves us through the sacrificial love of His Son! That’ the message Jesus brings-the message He began to proclaim publicly following His baptism that was His inauguration to His ministry upon the earth.
“That’s my child in Jesus! “ (Can you hear God saying that?)
Pastor Louie