CD - The Significance of Baptizing with Water - Romans 8:38-39

The significance of Baptizing with water is plain and true, as water is placed on us, we are drowned to sin, death and the power of the devil and we arise anew, victors for life. More importantly than the significance of Baptizing with water is the significance of being Baptized. Being Baptized means that our future is set. Heaven is ours, it is a present reality. Paul outlined an expanse of those things which no longer have any power over us, death, life, angels, demons, present, future, powers, height, depth, and summing it all up, not anything in all creation.

Baptism is begin born a second time. We are born once, at our nature birth, nine months or so following conception. We are born a second time through Holy Baptism. We die once, a temporal, physical death. If we die that death in unbelief, or lacking faith in Jesus, then we die a second death, which is an eternal spiritual death or hell. So, if you are born once, you die twice. If you are born twice (and believe in Jesus) then you die only once. That truth is very significant and that truth shows the awesome need for Holy Baptism.

With the understanding of the importance of Baptism we will most certainly want to be baptized and/or have our children Baptized as early as possible. And with the understanding of the importance of Baptism we will want to continue to keep our Baptism in mind. We will daily remember our Baptism. We will daily remember that we are redeemed by God. We are washed. We are made holy. We are made right before God through Holy Baptism. When we get up in the morning we remember our Baptism and we rejoice that we have a second chance. We can start over because we have been forgiven. And then about 8 am we can remember that again, we are forgiven and we can start the day over. And about 10 am we can remember again, and so on.

The significance of Baptism is not that we do anything, but that God does everything for us. And because God does everything for us we can be most certain that it is done and done right. Thus, when we hear the words of trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we are reminded of our Baptism, that we are the Lord’s people, that He saved us, that He put His name on us, that He put faith in our hearts, that He did everything that needs to be done. And we rejoice exceedingly. And we say, “to God alone be the glory.”

Dear Lord, remind me, every time I hear Your name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, that I have been Baptized, that Your name is on me, that I am Yours. With that in mind give me the strength I need to begin, continue and end each day with You. Lord, to You be the glory. For Jesus’ sake. Amen.