Why Get Baptized? - WHY WAIT?

 How, then, do you respond to the question, Will you get baptized?  Only you can answer. But it might help  if you ask yourself, 'Why wait?'  (Acts 8:36)  Remember the three reasons that we have considered. First, you love truth and righteousness. Ask yourself, 'Do I want to see the day when everyone will speak the truth and do what is right? Second, you love Jesus Christ. Ask yourself, 'Do I want God's Son as my King and do I want to follow his example?'  Third, above all, you love Jehovah. Ask yourself, 'Do I want to make Jehovah's heart rejoice by serving him as my God?  If your answers to those questions are yes, then why not get baptized? Why wait? - ACTS 16:33.

If you are hesitant about getting baptized, consider an illustration that Jesus used. (Read John 4:34.)   Note that Jesus compared doing his Father's will to food. Why? Food is good for us.  Jesus knew that everything that Jehovah asks us to do is good for us. Jehovah does not want us to do anything that would result in our harm Does Jehovah's will for you include getting baptized?  Yes.  (Acts 2:38) Then you can  be confident that obeying the command to get baptized will benefit you.  If you would not hesitate to enjoy the best meal ever, why hesitate to get baptized?

Why wait? Many might answer this question this way, "I am not ready yet." But if you have a sincere desire to take that step, what can you do now to prepare yourself? We will consider the answer to that question in the following article.

Next time: Baptism -How to Get Ready

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