Article | 11.13.2024 - 5:57 pm

November 12th: Journey of Faith to the Jordan River

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This Tuesday, November 12th, the ‘Journey of Faith to the Jordan River’ began. At every location of The Universal Church, we will experience a period of inner transformation before the Altar of God. That is why you can unite your faith in this special purpose that will take place in the coming days.

The Chosen Location

The Jordan River is present in some passages of the Bible. Among them, it was where the Lord Jesus was baptized when He was in the form of a man in this world.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:13-17)

In verse 6 of the same chapter, we see that the baptism in water performed by John the Baptist in the Jordan River was a symbol of the burial of a life of sin. It was a milestone between the before and the after in the life transformation of the person who repented and surrendered themselves to God.

It is worth noting that the Lord Jesus was sinless, but He asked John to baptize Him to set an example for others. This is because baptism in water is a public confession that a person has decided to live for God.

Repentance

During the “Morning Meditation” on November 5th, Bishop Edir Macedo said: “Do you want to receive the Holy Spirit? Then, we will have the ‘Journey of Faith,’ and the theme will be ‘Repentance.’ It was the first word that John the Baptist preached to prepare the way for the Lord Jesus. And repentance is not remorse; it is an attitude and action. You are walking towards evil, but you turn your back and walk in the opposite direction (that is, you go towards good). It is difficult, but if you try hard, the Holy Spirit will help you. However, for Him to do this, there has to be repentance.”