Should I Dedicate My Life to God and Be Baptized? - MAKE A PERSONAL DECISION

Another important step you need to take before getting baptized is to dedicate yourself to Jehovah.  When you dedicate yourself to Jehovah,you say a prayer  in which you promise to worship only him and to make his will the most important thing in your life. - DEUTERONOMY 6:15.

Promising to serve only Jehovah is like promising to spend your life with a person you love.  Imagine that a man and a woman are dating. As the man gets to know the woman better, he comes to love her and he wants to marry her. Even though this is a serious decision, the man is willing to accept this responsibility  because he loves her. 

As you have learned about Jehovah, you come to love him and want to do your best to serve him. This will motivate you to say a prayer promising to  serve him.  The Bible says that anyone  who wants to follow Jesus must "disown himself." (Mark 8:34)  What does that mean?  It means that you put obedience to Jehovah first in your life.  What Jehovah wants is more important than your own desire and goals. - Read 1 PETER 4:2.

Next time: Should I Dedicate My Life to  God and Be Baptized? - DON'T BE AFRAID OF FAILURE


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