Giving the Devil Plenty to Mourn About BIBLE MEDITATION: Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead. Colossians 2:12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: People often ask me, Why do Baptists immerse people--put them fully under the water--when a new convert to Christ is baptized? Because thats what Gods Word teaches. When you go under the water, that is a picture of your death and burial. When you come up out of the water, that is a picture of your resurrection. Buried with Him. Risen with Him. If I died and you took me to the cemetery and sprinkled a few granules of dirt on my head, have you truly buried me? No. The very word baptism means to immerse. ACTION POINT: Your baptism is a funeral service: Dead to the old life. Raised to newness of life. And the devil doesnt like that. The baptismal is a liquid tomb, and the mourner who comes to that funeral is the devil. Lets be sure he has plenty to mourn about.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:22:14 +0000
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