Jesus was not baptized to show repentance for His own sins; for He had never sinned. He did it to set an example for us. When He came up out of the water, He kneeled on the riverbank, and prayed. Then the heavens were opened, beams of glory streamed forth, "and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him." Matthew 3:16. His face and form were all aglow with the light of the glory of God. And from Heaven the voice of God was heard saying: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:16, 17. The glory that rested upon Christ was a pledge of the love of God for us. The Saviour came as our example; and just as surely as God heard His prayer, He will hear ours.

Da han steg op af vandet, knælede han i bøn på flodbredden. Og se, Himlene åbnedes og stråler af herlighed vældede ud, "og han så Guds Ånd dale ned som en due og komme over ham". Hans ansigt og hele hans skikkelse strålede af Guds herligheds lys. Og fra Himmelen lød Guds røst, som sagde: "Denne er min Søn, den elskede; i ham har jeg velbehag". Matt. 3,16-17. Den herlighed, der hvilede over Jesus, var et pant på Guds kærlighed til os. Frelseren var vort eksempel; og lige så sikkert, som Gud hørte hans bøn, vil han høre vores.