Testimony on Baptism Day

A Psalm of David
Psalm 22 1:10

¹ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
² My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.

³ Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
⁴ In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
⁵ To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
⁶ But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
⁸ “He trusts in the LORD,” they say,
“let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
⁹ Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰ From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

Before my walk with Jesus I was a “good” person. I got up in the morning and went to work, kept to myself, and worked hard. I would come home and watch TV, get on Facebook, have a few drinks and go to bed. The next day I would do it all over again. I was very self-righteous, better than most people, overcame some addictions, I would judge people and wonder why they were not more like me. Even my wife, instead of accepting and loving her, I would try to get her to conform to my needs while not caring for her needs.

So when we went looking for a church to attend as new residents of Medfield, I had an ulterior motive. I would be able to sleep in on Sundays while the family went to church. God had other plans, as did my son Karl, who motivated me to attend by telling me “God is more awesome than you”! Well who can turn that down, so that first Sunday Karl and I went to church. We started attending as a family regularly, and before you know it I was going to Bible study. That first Bible study I realized I was NOT a Christian, and probably not even a good person. I started listening to some podcasts of sermons recommended by Pastor and reading my Bible and slowly it all came together for me.

One day on my route as a letter carrier I sat in my car and said a prayer, not sure of what to say, I simply asked Jesus to come into my life and guide me. And He has!

I went back to Bible study with a thirst for His word and a desire to learn and worship Him! Since I know that Jesus died for my sins I try to glorify His name in all that I do, now days that would have left me empty and worn-out remind me that HE has something better for me. Daily He continues to show me His glory and so I walk with Him knowing someday I will be before Him.