Why Make a Dedication and Get Baptized?

 You dedicate yourself to Jehovah by promising him in prayer that you will worship him only him and put his will first in your life. (Psalm 40:8)  Afterward, you get baptized. By doing so, you show others that you have made a dedication.  The decision to dedicate ourselves to Jehovah is the  most important  one we will ever make.  What may motivate you to make such a serious and life-changing decision?

1, What motivates someone to make a dedication?

Our dedication to Jehovah is motivated by love. (1 John 4:10, 19)   The Bible urges us:  "Love Jehovah God with your whole heart and with your while soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength." ( Mark 12:30)  We show that we love God not only by what we say but also by what we do. Just as a couple  who truly love each other get married, so our live for Jehovah motivates us to dedicate  ourselves to him and get baptized.

2. What blessings does Jehovah offer to his baptized Witnesses?

When you get baptized, you will become a member of Jehovah's happy family.  You will then experience his love for you in many ways, and you will draw even  closer to him then you are today.  (Read Malachi 3:16-18.)  In addition to having Jehovah as your Father, you will have a spiritual family of brothers and sisters around the world who love him and love you.  (Read Mark 10:29, 30.)   Of course, you must take certain steps before you get baptized.  You need to learn about Jehovah, to love him, and to put faith in his On.  Finally, you must dedicate your life to  Jehovah. If you take these steps and then get baptized, you will be on the path to enjoying life forever.  God's Word says: "Baptism . . . is also saving you." - 1 PETER 3:21. 

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