Break Fast
For many hours I was staring at the ceiling ruminating about the ‘breakfast’ I was going to have and the ‘breakfast’ in the afternoon. They seem to have a certain pertinence, and i spent a whole night (barely sleeping) camping for the moment of release. But it was more than just about my ‘breakfast’. Its about my baptism.
I always viewed baptism as a proclamation of being the child of god, but its significance was oblivious to me until my teacher told me that “baptism is not only a proclamation to the world, but also one to the spirits and demons that you are now under the custody of the only son of god, Jesus Christ”. THAT was stupefying. By baptising, the demons would KNOW you are a child of god. This would have two effects:
1)The demons have no hold over you anymore, for the presence of the lord is in your life.
2)The demons, who wants you condemned, would try egregious means to stymie your returning to the father.
Before baptism, the questions would be fired at point-blank range: Do you really think you are ready for it? Are you really up to the expectation of being a christian? Do you honestly want to comit yourself? All these incipient questions act as obstacles to keep you transfixed on the ground. You do have choices in life right? We can always procrastinate, or make other choices. Furthermore, when you become baptised, the devil would bombard you more than ever, and if your faith is not strong enough, then you may cower under its persistence and succumb to your tenebrous self. So, why don’t you THINK about it before you get baptised? God DID say that as long as you BELIEVE in Christ, you WILL have eternal life, did he not?
Many are fixated by the trepidation of needing to face the demons headon, and as such prefer to not get baptised. But that is EXACTLY what the devil wants you to do. To vacillate, so that they have time to change your mind, or to allure you. And when you fall into temptation and commit sin, they shall shame you for their regale, and cut of the bridge to your eternal life.
‘Deny yourself, take to cross, and follow me.’ Was this not what Jesus have said? So why hesitate? Our heavenly father has prepared your victory banquet in front of your enemies, all you need to do is to walk up to it and begin feasting. Sure we are weak, but in our weakness, he is perfect. The holy communion is waiting.
As i woke up from an arduous night of pancake flipping with panda eyes and contemplation, I await in agog my turn to walk up to the pastor and receive my sprinkle of holy water. Then, my ‘breakfast’ shall begin.
By the way, an antediluvian tale tells of a certain ‘alibaba’ who clamored a certain secret ‘open sesame’ password which has became the first thing hackers try when asked for a password. To enter the sacrosanct kingdom of heaven, all you need to do is to divulge your faith in our lord Jesus Christ, and what better way to do it than to be baptised?
