Last Sunday, Jack was baptized with the profession that he had been saved and given his life to Christ. It wasn't until he was about to be dunked that I realized...God had used me. He actually used me as an instrument for the Word of God to save sinners. Of course I humbly realize that it was nothing I did, but the words that God put in my mouth to say to my new brother in Christ that ultimately saved him but just the thought that God used me...I still can't wrap my brain around it. I mean, yeah, I had prayed for this, that God would use me and give me the word to witness to the lost but...this just blows my mind. And I must be careful not to puff myself up because God saved Jack, not me. God saved Jack...not me. Praise belongs to my God who saves by the power of His Sovereign Will...not mine. Must continue to pray for Jack that he would grow in the faith. Baptism is not the end; it is only the begining. He has been born again and like all newborns, he can't eat solid food just yet and he is just learning to crawl. Now is when he is most vulnerable to slipping back into old sinful habits. I pray for the wisdom from God that I might be an encouragement to him, a big sister to him and I thank God for him everyday.

In the light of this, Pastor has aked me to get up one Sunday morning and give a testimony about discipleship...I hadn't realized I had been doing that either until he mentioned it. It just ...came natural to reach out to our new brothers and sisters in Christ and help them take those first steps. I think that is why so many people fall away from chruch (note I didn't say "faith") because the rest of us don't know the first thing about discipleship. I am learning; God has given me the opportunity to learn and apply. Again, prayers for wisdom and purity of motive.

NDosch

To live is Christ, to die is gain!

Phillipians 1:21