In Luke it was recorded by THE SPIRIT in chapter 3:
21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.
22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
Jesus’ time of preparation was over and now He was ready to begin His ministry. As Jesus prayed, the Heaven was opened thus we should pray to HIM as well. Why Pray? It is good for us to acknowledge our dependence on FATHER for our very life, our health, our daily bread, and our general welfare. We should do so every day as THE HOLY SPIRIT leads us. We must remind ourselves that our life and happiness are a gift from FATHER WHO is merciful. Though HE does not owe us anything, HE gives us everything. We should try to be the same way towards our fellow-men and grant favors freely. We should express our gratitude to FATHER not merely in words, but by obeying His commands and living our daily life the way FATHER wants us to do, especially as it is all for our own good. Jesus provides us with His perfect example.
Knowing that FATHER is good and that nothing is impossible for Him to do, we can go about our life with a deep sense of confidence and security. Even in times of distress we will not despair, knowing that in some way whatever happens to us is for our good for it may be a blessing in disguise. We do not like to suffer, so we pray to FATHER to help us out of our distress and grant us the good that is not hidden or disguised.
When we operate in our gifts, we should expect the Holy Spirit to actively operate on our behalf, move upon us, and move upon the situation at hand. The Scripture was written by THE SPIRT and we should know that FATHER’S SPIRIT will provide the relevance to each passage applicable to our situation. The Holy Spirit is the Perfect Interpreter of The Word. Men would have you only focus on the facet they were given yet we must not limit ourselves to their narrow view. FATHER’S Ability to impart HIS applicable Word is beyond man’s understanding.
FATHER was well pleased with Jesus before He began His public ministry. This is another example of FATHER’S unconditional Love for us. Some think they must jump through hoops to gain FATHER’S acceptance yet it was not required of Jesus, HIS first begotten Son. Let us rest in FATHER’S Acceptance as well.
In John’s recording of the event in chapter 1:
32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
We must not disregard the importance of The Most Holy Spirit in our everyday lives. Jesus did not begin His public ministry without The Holy Spirit and thus we should be sensitive to The Holy Spirit as well. In Acts chapter 1 Jesus spoke:
5 “for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Our daily walk must not omit our awareness of The Holy Spirit in operation. Jesus further revealed:
8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Receiving The Holy Spirit is associated with receiving power from Heaven. The power is there but if we don’t access that power, It will be dormant in our lives. Let us esteem the ministry of The Holy Spirit and be the conduit for THE SPIRIT to operate.