Son of Adam, Son of God

As John baptizes in the Jordan, Jesus himself comes to be baptized - identifying himself with us, with the people, with Israel. And heaven is opened, the Holy Spirit descends, and the voice of God announces - "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased!" Luke immediately follows this declaration with Jesus' genealogy - the son of Joseph, Boaz, David, Jesse, Judah, Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Noah, Seth, Adam (ultimately the son of God). This is the one who has come! The Son of Man, the Son of God!

 This is the salvation of God! This is the good news our hearts have waited for! Let our eyes, like the heavens, open as we witness Jesus' baptism so that we might declare, "I have seen salvation!" We, who so desperately wish that we could be found pleasing in the sight of God - who inescapably cannot be found pleasing in the sight of God because of our sin - have been given in our place the one in whom he is well-pleased! He is the only one who can play this part - the only one who can stand in this gap. Why? Because he is both Son of Adam, Son of God. Jesus, your brother, is Jesus, your God, which means he can and should be Jesus, your Saviour and King.⁠