DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  MATTHEW 3:11-12

(11)  I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:  but he that cometh after me is mightier than I,  whose shoes I am not worthy to bear:  he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
(12)  Whose fan is in his hand,  and he will throughly purge his floor,  and gather his wheat into the garner;  but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.


EQUATION OF THE HARVEST

Brethren, if we truly feel remorse for wrong doings and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, he will anoint us with the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit, and with the urge to proclaim his glory to all nations, and our salvation will be sure;  however, on judgment day, Jesus Christ, will sort out those who are believers (wheat) and bring them into eternity;  unbelievers (chaff) will be thrown into burning lake of everlasting fire.

Brethren, in this context, John the Baptist proclaims the sovereignty of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;  he spoke of three baptisms;  (i)  water baptism,  as we read from the scriptures originated from the era of John the Baptist;  water baptism we all know is to be emerged in a river or a pool of water;  symbolically, to wash away all transgressions, to receive a newer life in the kingdom of righteousness, after we profess our sins and allegiance to the faith to follow after the righteousness of the Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior:  John was baptizing the people only into repentance, to receive the gospel of the coming of the Messiah, his power and redemption for humanity;  (ii)   holy spirit baptism,  is brought forth divinely by the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;  after we repent from our transgressions and receive Jesus Christ into our hearts as Lord and Savior;  the Holy Spirit baptizes us into the body of Christ, as sons and daughters of our heavenly Father, the LORD of hosts;  and we receive rebirth into the faith and urges to walk in righteousness and to proclaim the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;  if we do not grieve the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit by walking in disobedience;  he (Holy Spirit) will take absolute control of our lives, to guide us into the ways of righteousness and into life everlasting;  (iii)  fire baptism,  this action will be taken by Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, on judgment day with (fan) in his hand to sort through humanity into two groups;  either by rapture of believers (wheat) into life everlasting or by condemnation of the (chaff) into eternal lake of fire;  believers of today, which one of these two groups do we truly belong to?


WORDS OF INSPIRATION:

Case in point,  with all said and done by John the Baptist today;  let us ask ourselves following questions;  (a)  are we following others blindly in the faith of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? for we truly does not know which of these three groups of baptisms others belong to, or if they belong to any at all;  therefore, let us search the scriptures ourselves, to know the will of God, and to do them;  (b)  do we really know our standings in the faith of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior today?  let us obey his words to love one another as ourselves;  for, we are all brothers and sisters from the same Father of creation, the LORD of hosts;  (c)  are we walking in faith through his righteousness?  by believing in him only, portraying good and moral behaviors and knowing who we are in him; (d)  are our lights shinning among the world full of darkness?  by our right doings, praying and reading of the scriptures, showing gifts of love to all humanity, ministering to others what we know about the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, second coming, rapture and eternity;  for it is written,  let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works,  and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16).


CONCLUSION:

Brethren,  some of us nowadays refute water baptism but we still claim to be partakers of eternal kingdom;  this subject is controversial;  however, Jesus is saying to everyone today, do not worry about the prerequisites;  but come as we are to the living well of baptism from the Holy Spirit and fire to proclaim his glory from coast to coast; and enjoy his grace, peace and life everlasting. Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Mark 16:16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;  but he that believeth not shall be damned.