Do You Remember?

Do you remember when you were baptized? I remember giving my heart to Christ during VBS when I was 12. Then at some point, before it was too cold, I was baptized in Lake Lanier. My parents and grandparents were there as we walked down an old boat ramp. I wore a t-shirt and an old sundress with a safety pin holding the skirt together so it wouldn't fly up when we went into the water. It was cloudy that day, but I don't remember the exact date.

Thirty years later I was sitting with my 7-year-old son during a summer kids night at church with a super strong group of guys who were evangelists. I don't remember the name of the team, but I recall my son saying to me during the altar call that he needed to go up there. He took off by himself and stood fearlessly at the front, ready for the next step. He was baptized the next Sunday in the church baptistery.

This year on 9/9, my daughter went up for an altar call during a special kid's service on Wednesday night. She was excited, but scared to be baptized. No, she wasn't scared of the water. She just didn't want people to look at her. After a couple of months of not forcing the idea, I told her they were baptizing on Christmas Eve. She said ok. Until late that morning I wasn't sure if she would actually do it. She was so nervous that she slept in my bed the night before. But she was determined and she did it!

I Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - whether Jews or Greek, whether slaves or free - and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

Did you happen to notice the common thread in all three accounts? Regardless of the date or decade, the importance of a program specifically for kids was the key. It makes you want to sign up for the next kids event, doesn't it?