Lovebug turned to Jesus on May 24, 2004. She prayed to Jesus as she cleaned her room. She told me. Again she proclaimed to Daddy and I that evening. She followed up with phone calls to family and declared she knew Jesus. She asked Him to forgive her sin and invited Him into her heart.
I know then the angels were singing, Luke 15:7. Her name was written in the Lamb's book of Life. Revelation 21:27
This summer she began to ask about baptism. Generally, she asked a week before a baptism with timing impossible to even invite far away family. Even our friends were out of town. She did not give up.
Courage! October we crossed paths with our Pastor. Quietly she asked me if she could ask Pastor Jim. With courage, she asked to be baptized. Then and there the plans were made for a December baptism.
With great joy all our family decided to come. Hubbie's parents from Ohio... a big drive. Memem brought a family friend as Grandaddy had to work. We got a new hot water heater for the occasion. We thought they would appreciate hot showers!! It was so fun to have a house full for something other than a hurricane!
Sunday, December 7, 2008, Lovebug was baptized to proclaim she believes in Jesus. This was not to get her to heaven, but merely a sign of her faith to tell all she's going to heaven! Her daddy had the joy to baptize her as the custom of our church. Our family was in the cloud of witnesses.
Here's more on the Sinner's Prayer... and more on baptism.
I'm thrilled to see her grow in her faith & obedience. Praying she'll honor Jesus all her days!!!
Grace!! ss
4 comments:
Congratulations! What a great attribute to your raising her in a Godly household.
That is awsome Stephanie! I know you are so proud of her and excited. "I have not greater joy than to know that my children are walking in the truth", III John 1:4 We all pray that our children will know the truth!
She was very excited when she came to visit me in the nursery Sunday morning. :-) Yay! What a blessing and privilege to watch our kids grow up, loving Jesus.
I am so proud of Megan! Her baptism filled me with emotion! Oh to have the faith of a child again!!
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