2 Samuel 22:29

2 Samuel 22:29

You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.

There is something about Baptism that gets to me. There is something about what is going on at Baptism that runs chills across the skin and puts a bit of mist into the eyes. It’s something about this incredible transformation that occurs as the water flows, taking the chosen from darkness into light…from condemnation to salvation…from sinner to saint. Maybe it’s because it’s an actual public proclamation of allegiance to Christ and defiance to the devil. It’s the shining of light into a place where darkness once loomed, where hopelessness was the name of the game and options were non-existent. Seeing a baby being baptized is a beautiful thing…but seeing an adult, later in their years, taking that same pledge and receiving those life giving waters seems to be just a bit more incredible. Maybe it’s because that adult has been exposed to all the alternative paths and temptations of life and yet still turns to Christ. I watched a video recently of a friend, in her 30’s, being baptized into Christ’s family. Here was a person that had spent 30+ years separated from God and had likely come across hundreds of different paths to take. Yet there she was, standing in the presence of fellow Believers, sticking it to the devil! She was washed by the water and made the public proclamation that Christ is King. A new life in Christ began that day and one more joined the ranks that will one day be called into God’s presence. Baptism is a beautiful gift from a God…a tangible sign of the washing away of our sin, replacing the darkness with the one True Light. May we all get to witness countless more baptisms in the days ahead…and if you have yet to receive those cooling waters, may the Spirit lead you to the water’s edge! To God be all glory!