Matthew 3:13 says, Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.  Jesus came to be baptized by John the Baptist.  We might ask why, but I think that it was to give credibility to John the Baptist and to the act of baptism itself.  John the Baptist had just declared that he was unworthy to unbuckle the shoes of the One Who was coming after Him, and he recognized Jesus to be that One.  Jesus had yet to begin His ministry, and John the Baptist had been preaching for awhile.  Still, he was not jealous of Jesus, nor did he attempt to be superior to Him.  Verse fourteen asks, But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?  John the Baptist questioned why Jesus would come to him to be baptized.  He recognized that he really needed to be baptized by Jesus. Though we might not always recognize the reason behind God's direction to us, we must always follow in faith.  Though Jesus had no sins to repent of, He was leading those who would follow Him by example.  We are to be baptized to declare to the world our faith in Christ.  We are not saved by baptism, but we do symbolize the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and identify ourselves as His people by the act of baptism.  Verse fifteen states, And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.  Jesus answered the concern of John the Baptist.  Jesus said it becometh Him to fulfill all righteousness.  If baptism was to become a symbol of faith in God, then Jesus would follow that symbolic act.  Jesus had no sin of His own that He needed to repent and be baptized for, but He did bear the sins of the whole world on His shoulders.  Verse sixteen says, And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:  I have to wonder how those gathered there that day felt when this happened.  We may not have something this miraculous happen when we are baptized, but I believe that we should follow the example that Christ set and be baptized whenever possible.  This does not save us, but it does show to the world our identification with Jesus as our Savior and Lord.  Verse seventeen declares, And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.  Again, what must those there that day have thought.  John the Baptist had pronounced himself as unworthy to baptize Jesus, but God now called Jesus His beloved Son and said that He was well pleased with Jesus.  I believe that God says the same thing, that He is well pleased, when anyone who is His child through faith in Christ, is baptized today.