My father-in-law writes devotionals each weekday. This is today's. I feel exactly the same way.
“The Call to Christian Discipleship”
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first and also to
the Greek,” (Romans 1:16, KJV).
This past Sunday evening, my wife and I had one of the most
incredible experiences, when we got to watch our youngest grandson be baptized
in the York river, in York, Virginia. We have been blessed to see all of
our grandchildren be baptized, after they have made a public profession of
their faith, and personally accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Sunday evening was special, because our grandson had attended
Vacation Bible School at our church earlier in the summer, and had also made
his profession of faith during Sunday school, the following Sunday. It
was great to see the confident smile on his face, and it was an equal blessing
to see the huge smile on his big brother’s face as well. You could tell
he was as happy for his little brother as any one person could be.
However, the biggest blessing came when just before the baptism,
our grandson’s Sunday school teacher let everyone know that he and his big
brother had shared with their Sunday school classmates what it took to become a
Christian, and that one of the other boys in their class accepted Christ that
day. The other boy was also baptized Sunday evening!
A seven-, and ten-year old boy led another young boy to Christ-
-how amazing is our Lord! When was the last time you shared your faith
with a friend who was not a Christian? Who knows what God has in store
for you and the other person!
“Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do
not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these,”
(Matthew 19:14, TNIV).
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