We Are the Baptized People of God

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Reflecting on worship January 13, 2013

(Taking the message with you…)

At our baptism, promises were made.  When they begin to come true, when we begin to really experiences these gifts and see the reality of our baptisms coming to life in our hearts and relationships and in our lives, then we

living wet
living wet

too have little epiphanies (manifestations of the promises and presence of God).

How has your baptism been welling up in your life?  Do you hear voices from God?  Are there blessings that persist in your life, even in difficult times?  Do you sometimes feel far away from these blessings and promises?  Where might the epiphany of these gifts be in these kinds of times?

What would it be like to hear the voice of God inside of you saying; “You are my own, my beloved, with you I am well pleased”?  Would we discount it, set it aside as unimportant?  Perhaps

Stirred up by the Spirit of God
Stirred up by the
Spirit of God

we are not used to receiving such messages from God so as to receive them well.

Where might the promises and evidence of our baptism have a real impact in our lives in the next while?  How might we watch and hope for those moments so as to receive them well?  May the living water of God’s activity, come and give us the promised life of God among us.

 

Pastor Mitch