I didn't know what to expect when I prayed for God to move upon this people. All I knew was the truth that is found in Genesis 11. That it is better to be united with God and pray he come down to us instead of us being united against him and fear his comming.
So I prayed and I did the things my hands found for me to do. This is God's way. To follow him and seek his will not your own. I have been preaching about a faith of your own. That is to Stand before God on the firm foundation of Christ. To build upon this foundation in faith.
Three wanted to here more. More then this requested a weekday service. One I preached on trusting in God. The three who wanted more asked to be baptised. I asked if they believed in Jesus and had taken him as their personal Lord and Savior. So we set the time and started the work. They to reading the word and prayer. Myself to figuing out how to bapise them.
Just take them to the Pond you might think. No that would be to easy. Preventive Medicine had tested the pond and while they did not know everything that was in the pond everything they tested it for it had.
Praise God I have faith but I do not want to put the lord to the test! So we looked at a portable baptimal. They give me a plastic bag for these king of things. The idea is to dig a whole, line it with a bag and then fill it with water. The ground is hard as a rock. So it was time to build a box. DPW helped out and we were good to go. Or so I thought.
100 gallions of water isn't too much right? Well you would think so but not without some heartache. The decision put ice in it. It will melt right? Good plan meet the Cold Snap. Suddenly we went through a series of cold days and guess what? The ice did not melt.
They finally poured water in there to melt it. Still had ice. Two hours prior we had ice. Ice meets persistent preacher.
So its not me getting in the water but its their decison. So I ask them. Is it time to take the plunge. Their beautiful responce is yes Chaplain lets get it done.
So I invite some of their fellow soldiers over and get prepared. What happened next was a suprise.
I was expecting one or two extra maybe. Perhaps it would even itself out. Who knows. Thirty-five of their friends joined in to see their brothers in arms sealed for the kingdom to come. God is good!!!!!
They were able to make proffession of faith. A faith in the covenant proclaimed in Ezekial 36:24-28. Instituted by the Lord in his own baptism. Professed by him in John 3 which is confered by faith but represented and walked out in baptism.
Jesus be praised for you are doing this work. Be blessed you the congregation for the Lord walks in your midst. Please I pray God be poured out upon these who are here.
