Heaven Being Torn Open

I'm going to read through Mark again even though I did in January. I started in the logical spot (chapter 1). After Jesus came up out of the water after being baptised he saw Heaven being torn open. When Heaven was torn open two things happened. The Spirit descended upon him, and he heard his fathers voice. We need Heaven to be torn open above us! This was a defining moment in Jesus' life. It was a launching point for his ministry. When Heaven is torn above us we can receive direction or confirmation from our heavenly father and the power and authority to carry out his will. I am reminded of a song that we sang at camp a few years ago.

Let it rain
let it rain
open the floodgates of Heaven

I think about how great Jesus was even before his baptism even though there is not a lot written, we do know that he was without sin, and that he was in the temple and amazed them with his teaching when he was just a boy. This in itself was amazing, yet when he was baptized and floodgates of Heaven were poured out on him, he was taken to a new level. Lord, let Heaven be torn open above us!