The One Year Bible - Day 57

Leviticus 19 is one of those passages that reminds us, as our vicar wrote last week, that being a true follower of Christ is about being great, rather than just good. It is not a box-ticking exercise of rules and regulations but a living relationship. I don't want to just say that I am a good person, I want to have everything that God has for me. When people ask why they should be baptised, often they are really saying that they want to be just good enough, just to get into Heaven and not understanding that baptism is much more than just an "outward sign of an inward change" or even simple obedience but a mechanism by which salvation is introduced into our lives. Romans 6 tells us that baptism is how we die with Christ and also how we are raised to new life, something which presumably is not possible (certainly in all its fullness) outside of baptism.