Relevancy of Baptism
I was baptized and confirmed in the WELS. A few years after my confirmation I began to walk away from the faith until I no longer considered myself a Christian. The Holy Spirit has worked faith in my heart again. Is my baptism still relevant even though I walked away for years? Thank you.
Through Baptism God gave you great blessings (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3; Galatians 3:27; Titus 3:5-7). If you “walked away from the faith,” you forfeited those blessings. Now, through the Holy Spirit’s work in your heart, those blessings of Baptism are yours again. Yes, your Baptism is certainly still relevant. Praise God for that!
Think of Jesus’ parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11-32). When the wayward son returned home, he enjoyed all the blessings of his loving and forgiving father. In a much greater way, God our Father welcomes back those who strayed. His children enjoy again the blessings that they had previously forfeited.
Stay close to your Lord through faithful use of word and sacrament. God bless you.