Hidden with Christ in God

If you battle temptation... if you battle despair... if you battle spiritual doubts... remember this: you're a normal Christian. And you also have something in common with Martin Luther. Ashe labored for the Lord, Lutherbattled mightily with discouragementsanddoubt. Some of Luther's greatest spiritual struggles struck as he translated the Bible from Greek into German so that his own countryman could, for the first time, read God's Word themselves. Biographers say Luther could be heard throughout Wartburg Castle shouting, "I am baptized!"Sometimeshe'd write the words on his desk, in chalk: "I am baptized!" "If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God...your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1,3 (NKJV) The ApostlePaulurgedColossian believers tolivedailyasthosewhodiedtotheirold, self-centeredlife and rose again to a new, God-centered life in Christ. Baptism pictures this transformation powerfully and is meant to be a great shield against every assault that Satan and his world unleash against God's children. Every follower of Jesus has cause to say often "I am baptized!"