I have to teach Sunday School on Sunday and our teacher is the youth pastor. He teaches on Wednesday night to them what he’s going to teach to us the following Sunday. So I went tonight to hear what it was about. I got a lot more than I planned. It was awesome. I got a little bit of my great Sunday morning on Wednesday night. What was so great? Well, he talked about Jesus being baptized and what I realized was how symbolic our baptism is. Baptism shows how we are dead in Christ, get buried and are raised as a new being and that’s what Christ did. He died for us, was buried and then rose again. I’ve known that all my life but it sort of hit me again. I was baptized when I was 12 so it’s been awhile since I’ve really thought about it. And also, the Bible says that after Jesus was baptized God was well-pleased with him. He did nothing but be obedient. Jesus did not need to be baptized but God wanted an example for us and God was pleased when he obeyed. And isn’t that the only thing that God wants from us? That what He is pleased with is us being obedient to Him. He asks for humble servants and when we can be humble enough to do what He wants instead of what we want, He is pleased. And guess what? The good news is He loves us like we love our children and when we obey, it’s the best thing for us! Whew! I hope Sunday is as good as tonight.
by Amy