My bible Scripture this morning is -
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. - Philippians 1:21
Today is the day of my baptism. Yes, I was baptized as an infant in the Roman Catholic church, but today I make the choice as an adult to make a public declaration that I believe that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and that He died for my sins. I believe that because He rose from the dead I have the promise of eternal life with Him in heaven.
A friend painted a picture of her baptism for me. She said that as she was being lowered into the water, it signified her old self dying. As she was totally immersed for just a moment it signified her old self being dead and buried. When she was lifted out of the water it was her rebirth as a new creature in Christ. What an awesome picture!
I don't know if I will have a revelation like that this morning. I don't know that there will be any kind of change. I know there will be people there that I love who also love me. But there will also be others that don't know me or Jesus that will be witnessing this event and maybe God will touch their hearts and it will spur them on to make a decision.
I am excited about my baptism. I also know that over the last few days up to this moment and up until I am actually baptized, there has been a power working against me in the spiritual realm. The many prayers of my prayer warrior friends have put a hedge of protection around me to minimize the attacks as this power has attempted to keep me from being baptized. I know I am not out of the woods yet, and there may be more attacks, but I have the assurance through the prayers of many that I am protected and God is in control.
