Matt. 3

We don’t have record of Christ baptizing anyone in water (like John) but John said Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost and with fire. What does that entail?

Baptize means to dip, to plunge. Christ’s baptism is more a spiritual one and less a physical one. Jesus always goes for the heart of man. When His Holy Spirit baptizes us, our heart and life are changed. The fire probably refers to the refinement and purification process that God’s Spirit conducts in our lives. Also, cloven tongues of fire appeared on the heads of the seekers on the day of Pentecost.

In Acts 1, Jesus referred to this baptism when He instructed His Disciples to go to Jerusalem and tarry or wait for this special baptism. Wait they did, and received a visitation from God like no other. Peter presided over this outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit. This is known as the Pentecostal experience.

I have experienced it just like Acts 2. I hope you will likewise seek to be baptized in the Holy Ghost. The early Church was empowered to be witnesses of Christ’s Gospel. God’s power will fill your life just as Joel prophesied.