The Grace of Christ

Last night I witnessed my two youngest children get baptized. It was an incredible step of faith for them and even more incredible for Jerrel and I to watch them make that public affirmation of their faith. My favorite part had to be when each of them shared their testimony. I saw the hearts of Josiah and Anna. It was so neat to see the gifts that God has given them come out in the way they perceive the Gospel and share what the Gospel is in their lives. Josiah was bold and confident that people need to know that they are sinners and must repent. He shared how God has cleansed him of his sin and how he wants people to know what it is like to repent and be forgiven. Anna was sweet and compassionate. She shared how she wanted the world to know God's love and forgiveness. She wishes that no one should have to live apart from God.
It is amazing to me as I look on my children I witness the Grace of Christ. It was a prayer from the beginning of their lives that was answered last night. Jerrel and I desire for each of our children to know who Christ is, and not just know it but believe it. The same God that saved me from my sin has now taken hold of my children's lives and saved them from their sin. To think that Christ died on the cross not only for me but for my children gives me a glimpse of the love that God has for us. I love my children more than life itself and to know that they now have assurance of salvation pulls me into deeper fellowship with the One that created them.
The Grace of Christ can be seen on any believer that takes that public stand to affirm his/her faith. My children have all taken that stand and now I have seen the Grace of Christ in each of them. The Lord has been gracious and faithful to Jerrel and me. We are privileged to serve a God that loves our children more than we do and who has given them the opportunity to accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.
We now continue to pray that our children will grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus.