One of the rare moments of Jesus’ life that was captured in all four Gospel accounts, is found in the occasion of His water baptism.

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all tell their own story, and we discover the life of Jesus through the lens of each of their own experiences with Him.  Yet, each of them knew of the significance of His water baptism, and were careful to tell of this powerful moment.

We read that as He was coming up out of the water, the Heavens were torn open, the Holy Spirit came upon Him LIKE A DOVE, and a voice resonated out of Heaven, saying “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

In many church circles, the Holy Spirit is associated with a dove.  This is for good reason, as evidenced by it‘s involvement in this special moment in the life of Christ.  I can’t even imagine what it would be like to experience the Holy Spirit coming upon us in a similar fashion.  So full.  So powerful.  So real it demanded this kind of explanation…

I also think of the important role the Holy Spirit is to play in our lives today.  I’m convinced that the more we allow Him to descend upon our lives, the more like Christ we will be.  Not just to get ourselves a fresh set of goosebumps.  But to walk holy.  To talk holy.  To be holy.  After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He sent us the Holy Spirit to be our HELPER.  In other words, we know where we can look to for help.  We just need to make sure we do the looking first.

I titled this entry ‘dove-tailing’, because it’s a common phrase that implies a JOINING or fitting together in a harmonious fashion.  There’s even a carpenters technique that fits together by means of a ‘dovetail’.

This all makes me wonder about the Holy Spirit.  The dove.  And how different our lives would be if we were able to truly ‘dovetail’ with our God-given helper harmoniously…

Fly with that today.

JJ