
But John knew there had to be more to the message. He said one is coming after him,
one so much greater than he. John knew there had to be more and he called this more the baptism of the Holy Spirit. John prepared the world for this. He pointed to Jesus. His beautiful words: “He must increase, I must decrease”. He knew when to start his ministry and he knew when to hand over to the Lamb of God.
The word “baptise” means to soak or immerse or perhaps to dunk. The phrase in the scripture means that the Messiah,
Jesus, will totally immerse or soak us in the Holy Spirit. We must repent, we must turn away from sin, but the rest of the spiritual journey is a grace of the Holy Spirit. John knew there was more. He was waiting for it. We join with him
in this expectation.