THIS is My Son!
The Spirit of God and the divine voice from heaven confirmed the calling and identity of Jesus - Son of God and Messiah of Israel – Mark 1:9-11 . In the gospel of Mark , Jesus appears first at his baptism in the Jordan. The passage identifies him with his hometown, Nazareth , a small village of no importance. But its very insignificance plays a part in the larger narrative - Jesus is the Messiah who does not fit popular expectations - even as he is anointed Messiah in fulfillment of Scripture - [ Photo by Eugene Kuznetsov on Unsplash ].
