Some faith traditions baptize infants…some don’t. All baptize older children and adults. Some fully immerse…some sprinkle. Regardless of where you were baptized, how old you were, whether you were fully immersed or just sprinkled…
You received what Jesus received when he was baptized…God’s blessing…
‘YOU ARE MY CHILD, MY BELOVED, I AM PLEASED WITH YOU.’
Did you know this? And do you know that as a baptized and blessed child of God, you continue to receive God’s blessing every day? Take a minute to think about that.
Now… how are you going to live your life now that you have been reminded that you are blessed by God everyday? Does your baptism make a difference? Should it?
Remember that baptism is not as an end in itself. It is an entry point to a transformed life. Baptism is a beginning…a milestone or marker…in a person’s journey of faith. The fulfillment of your baptism is where the journey takes you...to a transformed life. But whether you take the journey that leads to a transformed life is your choice.
Are you open to taking the journey. Are you willing to be filled with, and guided by, the Spirit of God? How would your life be different if you lived everyday remembering that you have received (and still receive) God’s blessing, ‘YOU ARE MY CHILD, MY BELOVED. I AM PLEASED WITH YOU.’
Blessings,
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