Our Baptism and the Lord's Grace
“Blessed are those who hunger & thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled - Mt 5:6 (NIV)”
I had a desire to take baptism before leaving USA and special arrangements were made in Portland City Bible Church to baptize my son in wheel chair itself. My son raised both the hands for the first time during water baptism. Praise the Lord. My testimony before my baptism brought tears and ovation from all the American believers who attended the service and the Indian Christian brothers celebrated our baptism as their own family festival. I was wondering as to how my son was going to endure the long 38 Hours flight journey from Portland to Madras. But the Lord’s promise in Psalm 121:8 that the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and for evermore, gave me the assurance and peace. True to His promise, the Lord protected my son and made him to withstand the long 38 Hrs-flight without any problem. In the flight I sat back and recalled the whole episode with tears rolling down my cheeks. I had stayed eight months in USA. First three months, I don’t want to even recall or go back on my memory. It was the darkest, painful period of my life. Next five months had been of tasting the love of Lord Jesus Christ and His children and being a witness to various miracles of the Lord in our life. I had almost lost my son. Absolutely there was no hope at all. The doctors had given up. THE DEITIES WHOM I HAD BELIEVED FOR THE LAST 58 YEARS HAD PROVED TO BE NOTHING BUT LIFELESS STONES, METALS AND MUD. FINALLY JESUS CHRIST SAVED MY
SON FROM THE VALLEY OF DEATH. The medical expenses I could not even think of. My son had worked only for 25 days in USA not even one full month. More than Rs. 3.5 Crores had been spent on my son. And I can never think of raising the 7.5 lakhs for our travel back to India. It was humanly impossible for me. BUT ALL WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE LORD FOR ME. True to His promise, the Lord made me to witness innumerable miracles. Thank you Lord. I love you. You are wonderful. I owe everything in my life to you. Hallelujah!