Baptism Challenge - Day 12

Welcome to Day 12 of the Baptism Challenge!

Here's the scripture in today's video: Psalm 40:9-10

Each day, I'll be including the Scripture of the day in 3 different versions: ESV, NIV, and KJV. If you have a preferred translations at your church, great. Hopefully it's one of these. It can be helpful to compare various translations to get a feel of the full texture of what the Scripture is saying.

I have told the glad news of deliverance

in the great congregation;

behold, I have not restrained my lips,

as you know, O Lord.

I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;

I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;

I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness

from the great congregation.

(English Standard Version)

I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;
I do not seal my lips, Lord,
as you know.

I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.

(New International Version)

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

(King James Version)

Getting ready to share your baptism testimony

Look at your testimony again and think about all that God has done for you. Think about your friends and acquaintances who don’t know God and might be at your baptism service. Read Psalm 40:9-10.

9 I have told the glad news of deliverance

in the great congregation;

behold, I have not restrained my lips,

as you know, O Lord.

10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;

I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;

I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness

from the great congregation.

Are you bold to share your testimony?

For those of us who have been delivered from the sin and emptiness of our past lives, we sometimes feel like shouting it from the rooftops! You might be familiar with the kids’ song This Little Light of Mine. There’s a phrase that says, “Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine.” The Psalmist wrote, “I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart.”

But what if I forget and feel frightened to share my testimony?

But other times, we might feel a little intimidated to share. Satan hates it when we are witnesses to Christ and his powerful work in our lives. What should we do then? How can we keep our boldness?

Think about your friends and acquaintances who don’t know God and might be at your baptism service. Your testimony of deliverance has the power to do two things:

1. Encourage other believers. All of your brothers and sisters in Christ will rejoice with you when they hear your testimony of what God has done in your life. They will be reminded of what God did for them, and they will glorify God.

2. Lead unbelievers to Christ. When unbelievers hear you testify about being brought from darkness to light, being made a new creation, enjoying peace and joy and happiness that can only be found in Christ the Holy Spirit might use your testimony to lead them to their own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

If this is true, then it is important that you share your testimony boldly!

Today's Baptism Challenge:

Practice makes perfect, and there's no time like the present to start boldly sharing your story of salvation. Share your testimony with someone or post it on social media.

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