John’s baptism was a big deal. It was a sign people were repenting and a sign that God was cleansing. But even John’s baptism was a pointer. John said, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I . . . will baptize you with the Holy Spirit” (Luke 3:16). Sinners like us don’t just need water. We need our sinful, dead souls to have life breathed into them by the very Spirit of God. John the Baptist couldn’t make that happen. Only Jesus could. And the way Jesus made it happen was by dying on the cross for our sin. With our sin paid for in full, God could now pour his Spirit on us. And that’s exactly what happens for anyone who trusts Jesus. God gives us his Spirit and makes us alive. What a baptism!