If you’ve been keeping up with our study in the Gospel of Luke, you know that we have made our way through the nativity narrative and Jesus’ childhood adventures. Last week, John the Baptist declared, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” And so now we are about to encounter Jesus for the first time as an adult—He is being presented to the world out in the middle of nowhere by “Creepy John.” This presentation was spectacular—but I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s see what happens in Luke 3:21-22.