In verses 13-14, Jesus went out to John to be baptized. At this point, no-one knew Jesus really, unless they had him build them a house or a were a priest remembering him teaching them as a child. There was no big following, I presume, just another guy going to John to be baptized. He may have been even waiting in line for a while (think about that, our Lord waiting in line!)

In any case, when he gets to John, John immediately recognizes Him, and can’t understand why he would baptize Him? He thinks it should be the other way around!? Wouldn’t everybody? I think it is another key example of how even those who were prepared their whole life for Jesus coming, just did not expect what He was really here to do.

Jesus says to baptize Him, “to fulfill all righteousness”. Hmmm… That is not very straightforward on what it means on the surface, but I believe it has to do with Jesus taking the steps and being an example for us through His life. As Christians, we should be baptized as an outward sign of our salvation to others. Jesus took these same steps, and by taking the same road as us (and in most cases a much harder road to the Cross!) we can know we have a Lord who can empathize, understand and know what we are going through.