Rhapsody of Realities August 10th 2025 ,BAPTISM—A TESTIMONY OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).

Some have asked if water baptism is enough to save a sinner. But from the Scriptures, it’s clear that salvation comes by believing in Jesus Christ and confessing Him as Lord. Water baptism, while significant, doesn’t provide the remission of sins, but it’s a testimony of one’s faith in Christ.

In 1 Peter 3:21 for example, the Bible talks about water baptism, not as the removal of the filth of the flesh but as the answer of a good conscience toward God: “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 3:21).

The real cleansing from sin comes through the blood of Jesus Christ. Baptism is a public testimony of faith in what happened to Jesus—His death, burial, and resurrection. When people are baptized in water, they symbolically identify with Christ’s death as they are immersed in water, and with His resurrection as they are brought out of the same water. This signifies their faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Water baptism, in itself, doesn’t bring salvation. A person can be baptized and still be lost if they have not been born again. The Bible makes it clear that salvation comes through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Baptism is an outward expression of that faith.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the gift of salvation through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. I declare my faith in His death, burial and resurrection, and I live in the consciousness of this glorious truth. My life is a testimony of my union with Christ, and I walk daily in the victory of His resurrection, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY
‭‭‭Romans 6:3-4 KJV‬
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

‭‭‭Colossians 2:11-12 KJV‬
in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

‭‭‭Acts 2:38 KJV‬
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 12:1-16 & Psalms 85-88

2-Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 14:25-35 & Judges 18

DAILY AFFIRMATIONS:

I declare, in the name of Jesus Christ, that I walk in divine health. I am full of strength and life. Christ purchased a life of glory for me through His death and resurrection, and sickness has no place in that life. Therefore, no disease can enter my body or environment. I have what God says I have; I am who He says I am, and I can do all He says I can do. My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. I cannot have cancer in my body. I cannot have diabetes in my body. I cannot have migraine in my body. I cannot have hypertension in my body. All over me is the health of God. I have the ability of God. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

The word of God is working in every area of my life. I am making progress. The Lord is my shepherd therefore, I refuse to want, I refuse to lack. I have no need because I have all things in Christ. I am prosperous and very successful. Everything that I require for life and godliness is available to me. I thank You, precious Father, for loving me, blessing me, and increasing my numbers. Yes, God likes me. He takes pleasure in me. He is partial toward me. I am preferred for promotion, opportunities, favour, and advantage. I am preferred for blessings. I have favour with God and man. I am blessed in my going out and my coming in. I’m blessed in my body, mind, and spirit. My youth and strength are renewed like the eagles.

The Lord my God orchestrates all things in my favour, so that I continually walk in super-abundance. He liberally supplies my every need, I live in HIs blessings. The grace for quickness and speed are at work in me. The works of my hands are prosperous. My investments, initiatives, plans, inputs, and ideas are productive. My gates are open continuously, bringing in the wealth of the nations. All my resources are multiplied a thousand times and more. Every day of my life is full of God’s glory, beauty, excellence, and grace. Every day, God loads me with great benefits. In His favour, my horn is exalted. Eternity is alive in me. I live above infirmities and the harsh elements of this world because the One who lives in me is greater than he that’s in this world, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Speak in tongues.