Praise God

This past Sunday was a major milestone in the life of a Christian for Ed. Although he had accepted Jesus Christ as his savior a few years ago, he had not been baptized as a believer. It was a wonderful event, with three of Ed's kids, including Nico, myself and Pops as our special guest, all present to witness his dedication to the Lord. Before Ed was baptized, Pastor Bill told the congregation how amazing it has been to watch Ed's transformation over the past few years, and how much of a leader he has become in the church. I am so proud of him!

For those of you that are reading this and are unaware of why being baptized is regarded as an important step as a believer, scripture from John 3:5 states, "Jesus answered, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'"

And again in Mark 16:15-16, "And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.'"

As Ed's wife, I know I am extremely proud of him to have made this decision; however, it is God, who's heart that must have soared while He looked down in love during this blessed event. Hopefully, one day in the future Nico will look back at this blog and be proud that he was present for his Daddy to be baptized.