Matthew 3, God prepares the promise—because whatever God builds in secret, He refuses to reveal until it has been strengthened.
Before Jesus ever preached, healed, delivered, or cast out demons… He submitted to process.
Before there was a public ministry, there was a private molding.
Before there was a voice from Heaven, there was a voice crying in the wilderness.
Matthew 3 reminds us that God prepares His vessels before He releases His victory.