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Recently I was watching some hilarious baptismal videos, children mostly, possessing an exuberance and enthusiasm for both Jesus and the water. Cannonballs into a pool that left the pastor and the front row drenched. A little guy in a river so proud of his ability to swim, he alarms everyone by taking off underwater and doing several somersaults. It all had me rolling on the floor.
Our pastor did not know I had just seen all of those videos, so I was quite delighted when he spoke of living water and asked, “Have you gotten anyone wet this week?”
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.-John 7:38
Oh, a big amen to that! Have you enthusiastically and exuberantly splashed the living water of your faith all over the front row? Have you done a cannonball? Do you allow rivers of living water to flow from you? Drenched anybody in the goodness of the Lord lately?
I suppose we should not all be doing cannonballs into the baptismal, but we should be in our hearts, in our minds and spirits, and our enthusiasm should drench the front row, our excitement should be infectious, our delight should be child-like. That is Salvation.
And at the end of the day we should return to our Father’s arms, exhausted, sunburnt, with pruney fingers and blue toes, and He shall say, well-played kid, well-played indeed.
Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation. -Isaiah 12:3
Wally Fry said:
What a great question, IB!
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atimetoshare.me said:
The vision of doing a cannonball into the baptismal is now permanently imprinted on my brain. Thanks for the refreshing post.
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janjoy52 said:
👍👌👏😁😉
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tripleclicka said:
Now I want a marshmellow…
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gripandgrace said:
“cannonballs in the baptismal”.. Perfect!👍🏼
Blessings to you and great post!
-Donna
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gmgoetz said:
😀😂 that is the excitement we need, like a child, or a new Christian.
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Debbie L said:
Oh no-a campfire marshmallow!!!!
Otherwise, love this. Never heard this analogy-but simliar from Barbara Johnson-to splash JOY on others!
http://www.thomasnelson.com/daily-splashes-of-joy
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Brandon Adams said:
Now I’m wishing I’d been baptized this way.
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oneta hayes said:
So picturesque and enticing! Lovely illustration of the joy of the Lord. I believe he has a grin at his kids sometimes. 😀
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newenglandsun said:
This is why we need much more respect for baptism…it’s supposed to be entry into the spiritual life. Serious. Not some casual commitment. Receive it joyfully, yes, but do not disrespect it because it is a commitment.
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dawnlizjones said:
Reblogged this on INSPIRATION with an ATTITUDE and commented:
Hahaha! Perfect!!!
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insanitybytes22 said:
Thanks, Dawn! Much appreciated 🙂
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craftysurf said:
Since you put it out there:
The BEST campfire marshmallows are the ones you let catch fire quickly, burn, then blow them out immediately! You can flick off the burnt parts easily, then you’re left with hot marshmallow creme to use on your s’mores. Yum.
At a gathering, I let the kids play “roasting” by holding the sticks out at a safe, far away distance. But, when they want the GOOD stuff, they ask me for my dangerous burnt marshmallows for their s’mores. Only adults can make those….👍😂
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insanitybytes22 said:
Ha! Love it. Marshmellows are really to be roasted, not eaten. That’s where all the fun is! Eating them is secondary. Just setting them on fire is satisfaction enough 🙂
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