Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Hand That Won't Go Under - #8138

Monday, November 10, 2008

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My wife got baptized the old-fashioned way; in the creek. She was nine years old. Almost didn’t go in though, because some poisonous water moccasins were floating on the surface. She finally decided if she could trust Jesus with her soul, she could trust Him to keep her safe from a couple of snakes. I heard about some guys who had much bigger issues when they were baptized.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and Constantine had declared Christianity would be the official religion of the Roman Empire and he wanted all of his soldiers to be baptized. There was just one catch; when they went in the water and got baptized, most of them got baptized, but they held one hand out of the water. It was their sword hand. They refused to let the hand that got things done be baptized for Jesus, which honestly has caused me to ask, “What’s in my un-baptized hand?”

We tend to say, “Jesus, You can have all of me, except for this one thing,” one relationship, one ‘precious,’ one arena of our life, a favorite sin, a dream that we’ll keep control of. Well Jesus said, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46 ). If you’re reserving the right to decide what He can be Lord of, don’t play the game of calling him Lord. You’re still in charge. That un-surrendered part of you is what will cost you the life that matters that you were made for. So what’s in that un-baptized hand?

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This radio program references: Luke 6:46