"God Reveals His Power in the Call to Faithfulness"
God sustains and powers his people to battle their enemies. The devil, the secular world, and our own sinful natures are no match for Baptism, Word, and Supper.
The call to faith shows God’s hidden power. Many reject it. For others, God’s call not only invites, but also creates the faith to do it. God calls, “Believe!” and the Word creates faith.
Jesus is revealed as the Christ (the anointed one) at his baptism as he was anointed by the Holy Spirit. In your baptism, the power of God was at work too, drowning your sinful self and raising to life a new self.
How many people see the Savior and perceive his glory? What is glorious about an infant being smuggled to Egypt for safety? The glory is this: our Savior, even as an infant, was unstoppable on his path to the cross for us.