Romans 6:4: “We have been buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we might walk in newness of life.”
Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.”
To be baptized into Christ is to enter into His death and resurrection. Romans 6:4 shows us that baptism is a burial—a putting to death of our old life. By this burial, we are joined to Christ’s death, and just as He was raised from the dead, we are raised to walk in newness of life.
This newness is not merely a moral improvement or outward change. It is the result of the divine life of Christ germinating within us. Galatians 2:20 expresses this reality: our old man has been crucified with Christ, and now it is Christ who lives in us. Baptism initiates us into this experience, making Christ’s life our life.
Walking in newness of life means living a life that is no longer natural but one that is in resurrection. It is to live by the power of Christ’s life within us, expressing Him in every aspect of our living.
Thought of the day/Main Points:
– Baptism into Christ means burial into His death.
– Christ’s death terminates the old life, and His resurrection germinates the new.
– Walking in newness of life is living in the power of Christ’s resurrection life.
– Baptism introduces us to the reality of Galatians 2:20: “It is no longer I, but Christ.”
– Through baptism, we are equipped to live a life that expresses Christ’s divine life.
Prayer Confessions:
Thank You, Lord, for baptizing me into Your death and resurrection.
Bury my old self and terminate everything of the natural life in me.
Raise me up to walk in the newness of life by Your resurrection power.
Make my living a daily expression of “It is no longer I, but Christ.”
Keep me in the reality of baptism, experiencing Your life daily, Amen.
