I felt at least doubly blessed this Easter morning while worshiping with my local church.
Not only did I have the opportunity to be a part of a wonderful congregation that was singing and praying to our glorified, resurrected Lord Jesus. We all had the opportunity to watch numerous new believers be baptized into Christ’s body.
We heard that over the course of the church’s Easter services this past weekend over 50 people were baptized. These are the men, women and children who have taken that step of faith to entrust their lives to Jesus.
Now, that was a blessing to watch. In fact, it was a double blessing.
First, I am blessed to be a child of God, rescued and redeemed by the crucified, resurrected Savior who gave His life for me. And second, I am blessed to be a part of a Christian ministry that understands how the local church is home base for God’s mission in the world.
As I watched people pass through the baptismal water, I was also happy to have come across the painting of Jesus included with this post. The artist is a Mexican Roman Catholic priest who portrays Jesus as an Amerindian.
I was blessed to be reminded that Jesus is who He is, not whomever I want to make him out to be. He is neither white nor American. He is a Jewish man born and raised in ancient Israel-Palestine.
Yet, as the Savior who came to share in human existence, he came for us all, whoever we are, wherever we live. Whatever our race, ethnicity or national heritage, the resurrected Jesus died and rose for us all.
