Saturday, November 17, 2007

Saturday, November 10, 2007

The Road to Baptism

It has been a total of six years for me from the day I accepted Christ back then on 21 Oct 2001 till now. This coming 23 Dec 2007, I will be on the road to baptism into the Christian faith with my church, The People’s Bible Church (TPBC) located at Lorong Ah Soo.

My initial plan at first was to get baptized in Dec last year but after proposing the idea to my mum, she told me to work for one year first before making this major decision. One year has passed on and today I brought out my baptism proposal to her once again and on her part, she has agreed to it verbally. She promised to witness my baptism but she will have to inform my dad on my behalf first. Hence, I am still wondering how my dad will respond to this idea.

Recently, many things have happened in my life and sometimes as I think back, I was like, “WOW! These are all major things, man!” Some of these major things will be shared personally within my cell group as I think they should not really be revealed in this public blog after all for confidential reasons.

Of course, one of these major things is my baptism which is also the highlight of this post. Reflecting upon my spiritual life prior to my baptism on 23rd of the next month causes me much shame that I feel unworthy to face my LORD and Savior, Jesus. My spiritual life is a series of ups and downs. From the day which I have made the decision to get baptized, I have learnt to be more intentional in my spiritual life. Getting to know Jesus better has become one of my top priority in life. There are also times where I know that I have let Him down and the sense of guilt which comes from my sins against Him is so unbearable.

In the letter to the Ephesians, apostle Paul mentioned about spiritual warfare in the last chapter, thus I do believe that before my baptism next month, I may also face some form of spiritual warfare. Truly, I do hope that the Holy Spirit which is in me can continue to grant me strength, courage and discipline to obey Christ totally. Every temptation that comes my way is also a test from my LORD. I am sure that He will be pleased if I am able to pass His every test to me.

I guess to be able to align my soul with the Holy Spirit requires me to study His Word diligently. This will help me to know Jesus better and only the Holy Spirit is capable of rejuvenating my soul to respond to Him. In my own sinful nature and makeup, I know that I will not be able to respond to Him at all. Therefore, I know that I am only saved by His Grace. Without this amazing grace, I am dead in my transgressions.

Pray with me as I attend the three baptism and membership classes with my church that I will be teachable and patient. Furthermore, if you have some spare time on 23 Dec 2007 morning, feel free to drop by to witness my baptism.

God Bless.

Monday, November 05, 2007

Sunday, November 04, 2007