Faith Through a Childs Eyes

 

This year, God has really been breaking me of religious rules. I was raised a Baptist my whole life, and I’m still a Baptist today. But lately, God has placed it on my heart to break through some of the rules that religion can put on us.

Somewhere along the way, I got my wires crossed. I always thought that to take the Lord’s Supper, you had to be baptized.

Where does the Bible say that?
…It doesn’t.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)

I have wrestled with this for a while, and some people have known my struggles.

Open communion is open communion. If you have Jesus in your heart and believe that He died and rose again, then you have been baptized in the Holy Spirit. 

Water baptism is an important act of obedience, but Scripture never presents it as a requirement to remember Christ through communion.

So where did my wires get crossed? Being Baptist, I understand that communion is a symbol of His love for us—an outward expression of what Christ has done and a reminder shared with our brothers and sisters in Christ. So why was I making something so simple so complicated?

Tonight, during our candlelight service, we were having such a beautiful moment. Wyatt looked at the plate with the juice and wafers and asked,
“Mom, can I do the Lord’s Supper? I’m not baptized though.”

In that moment, I had a quick conversation with him about the importance of the Lord’s Supper and what it represents. He said,
“Mom, I love Jesus. You know He lives in my heart.”

I grabbed the juice and the wafer and gave one to him.

“Wyatt, you need to listen to Pastor Jack talk about this. It’s very important. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

So Wyatt took the Lord’s Supper. I felt peace. I had taught him why it matters.

Then he said,
“Mom, the bread represents His body, and the juice represents His blood. I’m thankful for Jesus.”

I just sat there and smiled.

God broke me of a religious rule. It took me a while to break that chain, but as I sat there tonight, I realized just how much He truly has my little family in His hands.

For that, I am grateful.

Christmas came early for this momma. ❤️