The Path to God's Purpose in Life: When God inaugurates his people into new paths and purposes, it can be incredibly exciting as we contemplate the new things that God intends to accomplish through us. However, unless we understand God's ways, we could be in for rough roads. As we study Jesus' inauguration into his ministry at his baptism, we are reminded of God's ways, and fortified for our own experiences as we walk the path that the Son of God has ordained for us.