by Todd & Tiffany Obren
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the transformation You have performed in our life. We give You all the glory for the strength of our marriage now. Please help us to continue to love and respect one another as You intended and help us to always remember the joy and excitement of the new birth we had in You on the day of our baptism.
Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Our baptism was such a meaningful experience for both of us. I had accepted Christ several years prior to our baptism, Todd only about a year before. The years between my conversion and his were wrought with struggle and we questioned at several points along the way whether we would even survive as husband and wife. After Todd accepted Christ, we saw amazing things begin to happen in our life together. We both clearly recognized that it was only by Christ’s power in us that we were able to love one another the way God intended.
Baptism is the outward expression of inward faith, and the two of us were so excited to share with our church family how Christ had impacted our life together, our marriage, and our family. Our baptism was most meaningful because we were able to do it together (Todd actually dunked me), fully expressing the fact that we owe our “togetherness” to rebirth in Christ. What an exciting new beginning!
Praise God for what He does in our lives. I think its great that you got to share in the baptism experience together!
ReplyDeleteI remember that day. Wonderful. It blessed all of us to witness your baptism and the way your lives continue to minister to others.
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