5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being aholy, should have need to be bbaptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be cbaptized, yea, even by water!
6 And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
7 Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be aobedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
9 And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straitness of the path, and the narrowness of the agate, by which they should enter, he having set the bexample before them.
10 And he said unto the children of men: aFollow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we bfollow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
I love these verses!!
When I read them I am reminded about baptism and the importance of being baptized. I am reminded that baptism is the gate to eternal life. Christ was baptized even though He was perfect. He wanted to follow the commandment from our Heavenly Father and be an example to us. And then in verse 10- He ask us to follow Him.
Recently I have been part of helping someone prepare for baptism. Her name is Nikki and she made the decision to accept the invitation from Christ to follow Him. She is such a great example to me and all those around her. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father blessed me to allow me to be an instrument in His hands to help Nikki. I am so grateful for the Spirit that I have felt through out the process of Nikki preparing to make covenants with Her Heavenly Father by being baptized! I love Nikki so much! She is awesome!
