In The Womb - Luke 1:39-45

Luke 1:39-45 ESV 

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

From the womb, the spirit of John gave witness to the spirit of Jesus. 

He would also give witness to the Spirit descending on the man Jesus and the birth of the ministry of Christ. 

He would announce the coming of the Lord from the waters of the womb and from the waters of the Jordan river. In both cases Jesus would leave the waters and enter the wilderness. 

We are in the darkness of the womb of the earth until we are reborn into the light which is the life of God. The heavens are opened and a new creature is revealed and begins to take shape. 

We are reborn, then transformed into the image of God. 

We behold the Spirit descend on us and the wilderness comes into view. 

Mark 1:9-11

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”