Comments on: Newness

By: Birgit

Birgit — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:29:15 +0000

Hi Heidi :) I thought of God’s goodness when I read about your baptism. Just that He wanted you to feel support and love on at a time that was so significant. What an amazing thing that God provided Gerta as a friend who would go on to pray for you all of her life. What an amazing woman of God. Thanks for this, and bless you lots today :).

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:48:03 +0000

I was babptized at 17 (many years ago), I remember I was all alone that day. But as went around to the baptisary, a elderly woman grabbed my shoulders and told me that she was going to be my representative. WOW I haven’t remembered this story for a long time. Anywho, she said she was going to stand up for me and pray for me. She did up to her death. I will never forget Gerta. She was the first woman of God that I had ever met.

I think God takes us back to remember little things like this. Because they have HUGE impacts on our lives.
He also reminds us that we need to keep dying to our old self EVERY DAY.

By: Birgit

Birgit — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:32:03 +0000

Wow, Hope, your baptism in the Jordan will be such an amazing experience! Just the knowledge that Jesus was baptised by John there, will make it so incredibly special. I can’t wait to hear about it! Bless you :)

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Hi Debs, love that you got baptised on Father’s Day, just thinking about God as our Father in heaven, that’s so great :) I love what you said about having ‘fresh new life daily,’ it just reminds me of God’s abundance and the life and grace found in Him, thanks Debs :)

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Hi Tawny, I love your comments, and I really relate to you here. I think this is where I am at, realising that I have so much to learn about truly walking in this newness of life. I’m reading and re-reading lots of passages from the Bible about it at the moment and really praying for deep revelation of this, and that I will really walk in this in a new way with God’s help. I really appreciate your insights, bless you :)

By: tawny

tawny — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:28:52 +0000

I loved this post. This is something I want to understand better. I don’t think we walk in newness of life like we could, if we understood it better. To have new attitudes and habits and thought processes. I know how to act like the old man, I have to learn who the new man is. It is such a long process for me, I have to remember not to get discouraged and know Christ will finish what He started in me.

By: Debs

Debs — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:17:08 +0000

Miss B, I remember my baptism too…it was on Father’s day..wonderful, new time in the Lord. We got to witness others this weekend as well, it was so amazing!!!!

Walking in the newness of life is daily to me. His mercies are new every morning, and so should ours be. part of what He did on that cross is so that we could have fresh new life daily, and fresh annointing from Him as well. This was such a blessing…what beutiful pictures. Regardless of my day, I can just come here and feel the calm.. ;)

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:17 +0000

Galatians 2:20 was the first scripture I ever memorized. Beautiful place to be baptized. I was baptized in the church “whirlpool” thingie. It was a wonderful experience, but I’m really looking forward to being baptized in the Jordan the November (I know I don’t need to be baptized twice, but hey why not). It seems that He is taking many of us back to basics these days.