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thing as hearing.
After jesus was baptized, He Whom do you
went up immediately from the
water. The heavens suddenly look like?
veR NoticeD How we waNt to understand how everything works and
opened for Him, and He saw the
ewhy it works the way it does? We have a unique quest to discover behind-the-
Spirit of God descending like a
scenes information on how and why things work. How does a fax really work? How E lOOkS lIkE HIS DAD. No, he
dove and coming down on Him.
And there came a voice from is it possible to send a picture from your phone to somebody else? Why do your Hlooks like his mom. Come on,
heaven: “This is My beloved
Son. I take delight in Him!” friends do the things they do? Go ahead, take a minute and ask yourself what it is he really has the look of his granddad.
—Matthew 3:16-17 that you really want to know. How would knowing it make an impact in your life? ever heard these words before? every
new baby is put through this ritual.
Read matthew 3:13-17. Read 1 corinthians 2:6-16, paying For years to come there is the annual
The spiritual person, however, close attention to verses 15 and 16. squeezing of the cheeks followed by
t’S oNe of tHe moSt important can evaluate everything, yet he � up to this point, where have you the words, “Oh she looks just like . . .”
himself cannot be evaluated by
Idays of your life. It could be your anyone. For: who has known received your knowledge of how God Whom do you look like?
graduation, an awards banquet during the lord’s mind, that he may does things?
which you are receiving an award, a instruct Him? But we have the � What is it that you would like to Then God said, “let us
game in which you are starting, or a mind of Christ. know about why God does things the How much do you look like God? make man in Our image,
—1 Corinthians 2:15 16
concert in which you are performing. way He does? according to Our likeness.
Chances are pretty good that you want � How does God say we are given information about His ways? They will rule the fish of the
all of your family and friends there to � To what degree in your life is the Spirit of God giving you knowledge? 2 sea, the birds of the sky, the
help you celebrate that special day. � If you are not gaining an understanding of God and His ways, what ultimately animals, all the earth, and
Jesus was no different. It was the keeps that from happening? tuesday > 7/28 the creatures that crawl on
day of His baptism. He didn’t send � What do you think about the statement, “we have the mind of Christ”? the earth.” —Genesis 1:26
out any formal invitations, post it on Don’t you know
Facebook, or tell everybody He knew understanding the depth of God comes down to whether or not we are willing to take a look at genesis 1:26-31. think
about it, but it was still a very special take the steps to be spiritually alive and grow spiritually. Paul told it straight to how much you’re loved? about what god did in verse 26.
day for Him. the Corinthians: when we are alive in Christ, we have access to everything that � Whom do these verses say you look
The example of baptism that Jesus God’s Spirit is doing around us. God’s Spirit was given to us to help us gain a better aNt to buy a house or a car sometime in the future? These two items like?
gave us that day was significant, understanding of who God is and what He is doing. God is not something we have to Ware major investments and big purchases in life. each of them requires � What does it mean to be made in
but what was even more significant wish we could figure out; He gives us what we need to help us understand. But we that we discipline ourselves to save and come up with a down payment to prove God’s image?
was the fact that the Trinity—God have to be willing and ready to listen. that we really want those things. Have you ever had to save up for something you � Who is the “Our” in verse 26?
the Father, the Son, and the Holy really wanted it? What was it? For how long did you save? What other resources � Do you look more like God the
Spirit—was present for this day. How, did you use to get it? Father? The Son? The Spirit?
you ask? Jesus was baptized, God the � Why is it important that all three
Father spoke, and the Holy Spirit was Read ephesians 1:3-14. Reread verses Persons of the Trinity were present
present in the form of a dove. In Him you also, when you heard 13-14. and involved in creation?
the word of truth, the gospel of
This week’s devotions are all about your salvation—in Him when � According to these verses, when did
the Trinity. While we won’t find the you believed—were sealed God start planning for you? While your earthly parents will
word Trinity in the Bible, we do find with the promised Holy Spirit. � What was the down payment that argue for years over whom you most
examples again and again of how God He is the down payment of our God provided? resemble, the truth of the matter is
inheritance, for the redemption
exists in three Persons. He is God the of the possession, to the praise of � What did Christ do for the down you were created in the image of God.
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy His glory. —Ephesians 1:13 14 payment? While your physical attributes may call
Spirit. While these are three distinct � What did the Holy Spirit do for the to mind your parents or grandparents,
Persons, they are still one. down payment? God created you in His image. But God
While we try and explain how it’s � What is significant about the three portions of the down payment provided for you? wasn’t talking about physical things,
possible for God to be three in one, � What does this tell you about God’s plan and love for you? like your face or the shape of your
sometimes we just need to accept that hands. You were made in God’s image,
we will not understand everything Your down payment was started long before you were ever born. From the very in a spiritual sense. everything about
about Him. It is only when we begin beginning of time, God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit have been planning for you and you was created with God’s nature and
living in a relationship with God the investing in your life. God, before all creation, knew that He wanted to have a rela- character in mind. That includes the
Father through Jesus Christ the Son tionship with you and was making plans to make that possible. Paul reminded us Father’s attributes, the Son’s attributes,
with the Holy Spirit as our counselor, in this passage that only in Christ can we discover just how much was given on our and the attributes of the Spirit of God.
guide, and empowerment that we behalf. Do you understand? Jesus sacrificed the glory and honor He deserved to Nobody has more bragging rights than
begin to understand this concept come to earth where He was mocked, ignored, and crucified. He gave Himself up God of whom you look like.
called the Trinity. God gives us what we need. We don’t for you. And there’s more! God gave us the Holy Spirit to seal you and to remind
have to understand it all. you of what was planned for us. God—in three Persons—loves you.
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