Tangled Conversation: A Big Hint in the Baptism

When did Jesus start His "public ministry"?

After being baptized by John the Baptist right?

Right. You know what's weird about that whole thing?

The dove coming down.

No no. What the Father said.

Umm something to the effect of, "This is my Son in Whom I am well pleased."

Yeah.

What's so strange about that? I learned that in Sunday School.

Did you also learn in Sunday School that you needed to be active in service for God in order for Him to be pleased?

Well I don't think they directly stated that, but yeah, that is what we all meant.

And this was at the beginning of His ministry so....

Ahhh I see your point. That is a BIG hint about the Father. He was pleased with Jesus before Jesus started His work for the Father.

BINGO. He was well-pleased with His Son, the Person.

Wow, well-pleased before there was really anything worth being pleased about. That's God for you, that's certainly not us.

Not the religious us, that's for sure.