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This past Sunday I attended my church for the 11am service. One of my favorite things about my church is the baptisms. Each person has the opportunity to tell what God has done for him or her and publically confess Jesus as their personal Lord And Savior on video before they are submersed. Everyone in attendance gets to hear what God has done.
Sunday’s baptism presented something new for me. A son was being baptized. Before the pastor baptized the boy he told everyone the boy’s father was also in attendance. He explained the boy’s father is stationed in Iraq with the ARMY. He was allowed to come home to see his son being baptized. That brought this experience to a new level for me.
His father is fighting for his/our right to watch his son be baptized. His father is fighting for his son’s and our freedom to be baptized under no persecution or fear of what may occur afterwards. In my humble opinion, this father has chosen his battle wisely. Jesus also picked his battles carefully. The next time you want an expectation met or a cause defended remember these two examples. Then ask yourself: Do you know who or what you are fighting for?
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10:11 pm - May 29th, 2008
So profoundly put. I would agree that the Father did choose his most valuable gift, his son, to show a large group of people, both far & wide that a gift such as baptism is a celebration not to be missed or ever forgotten. Such as the gift God gave thru Jesus, His most precious gift of all, eternal life & it always blows my mind when young and old just “Get God”. My daughter was just baptized 4 wks ago and Oh! What an amazing feeling. At our church they allow people who have been saved & baptized themselves to baptize those who want to be baptized. I was HONORED to baptized my oldest daughter and watch her submerge into the water of LIFE and come back up with a great new perspective of God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit! It was a GIFT & quite miriculous! Her smile said it all, in which I WILL NEVER FORGET!