John 14: 26
October 26, 2023
FEAST OF SAINT FRUMENTIUS – 27th OCTOBER
October 27, 2023
THE 26th OF OCTOBER
THE COVENANT WITH JESUS THROUGH WATER BAPTISM
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection – Romans 6:4-5
Those of us who were baptized, have been “buried with Jesus.” Our old self, our past actions and sins died and “lost their hold” over us. Also, as we were raised up from the waters of baptism, we were raised up clean and righteous. Could baptismal water have so much power? Water baptism without a sincere faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God cannot and will not save anyone. Only faith in Jesus followed by the baptism saves us. The Lord says that “He who believes and is baptized will be saved.” (Mark 16:16a). True baptism, as the Lord commands us to do, is the symbol of dying to self and being raised clean to live the sincere, new life in Jesus as we truly repented and give our selves to the lordship of Jesus Christ.
It is a fact that if we sincerely asked Jesus to be our Lord, we died with Him in the water baptism. And if we truly died with Him, we were also resurrected by the same power who resurrected Him, the Holy Spirit. We are alive in Christ and we can say as Paul said: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
SUGGESTED PRAYER
My Lord, You suffered so much when You died in my place, and through You I died to self too, since I believed in You, asked You to be my Lord and I was baptized in Your Name. Words cannot express my gratitude for all You did for me! Father, please help me to not allow my carnal nature to rule again, to obey it in its lusts, but to crucify it daily, as I follow Your guidance in all I do. Because I died with Jesus, I want to live with Jesus and fulfill Your plan for my life. Amen.
Source: thetruthstandsforever
