Have you seen the Light

I saw the Light. I saw the Light.No more darkness. No more night.Now I’m so happy, no trouble in sight.Praise the Lord! I saw the Li

John 1:5 ESV

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:5 ESV

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:5

John 1:5 ESV

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Corinthians 4:6

Corinthians 4:6

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John 1:5

John 1:5

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

It’s a fascinating mark of calling. In the water that day, the second person of the Trinity heard the adoring voice of the first person of the Trinity, while being embraced by the third person of the Trinity. Ever since, every person who ever lived is invited into this divine community through this ordinary water. The Spirit hovers over the waters ready to embrace. The Father speaks words of a gifted identity. The baptized becomes clothed in Christ. New Creation springs forth. The old life of sin and death is buried in the grave. The Risen Life of Christ literally springs forth in us.

This most fundamental calling echoes through the rest of the New Testament.

To the Romans:

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

To the Galatians:

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

To the Ephesians:

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

To the Colossians:

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Because of the presence of Jesus Christ, ordinary waters become living water. To be baptized in the Triune name means to literally stand “in Christ,” buried with him in his death and raised with him in his life. The old life is “drowned.” The new life is risen.