Yesterday I had the privilege of doing one of my favorite duties as a minister... I got to baptize a young married couple... It was actually a very neat story... The couple decided to have their 1 year old son 'dedicated' during our Baby Dedication portion of our service... They stood up there and accepted their certificate, received their prayer of blessing, and listened to the entire congregation say, "Aww"(The babies were just too cute)...
The truly amazing part happened in the preparation before that, though... The couple decided that months before that they would not only dedicate their child to the Lord - but their lives as well... They both decided to get baptized by immersion... She had never been baptized before and her husbund - who grew up Baptist - suprised her and chose to be baptized with her as a rededication to follow Christ... They have decided that it's not enough for their child to "be in church" - but that it's a commitment (as a family) to follow Christ...
I can't help but think about a man from the Bible named Joshua... He was Moses' right hand man and took over in leadership after Moses died... He led the children of God into the Promised Land and knew all kinds of victory... As per usual, though - the Israelites were not very consistent in following God... So he made this profound statement: "Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my family we will serve the LORD..." (Joshua 24:15)
What would this country be like if all of our families followed that motto..? A lot different...
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