Today’s prayer
Written prayerFather, I thank you for all the great privileges you have granted me as your child. When I accepted Jesus into my heart I surrendered my life to you and accepted your will for my life. Through baptism I declare that I am a disciple of Christ. Water baptism is symbolic of the death and resurrection of Christ. As I am immersed in the water I am identifying with the death of Christ and as I am raised out of the water I am rising up in the resurrection power of Christ. All my sins and my carnal nature are buried in the waters of baptism. I have been washed clean. This act of obedience empowers me to walk in newness of life having been freed from my past sinful life. The putting on of Christ according to the gospel consists not in outward imitation, but in a new birth, an entire change. Thank you Lord, for this wonderful experience of identifying with you and your son’s death and resurrection. I am truly your disciple and want to live in the holiness of life. I want to honor your name and be a good example of the power of God to change lives. Jesus name, Amen.
