We finally publicly dedicated Bentley to the Lord yesterday at our church gathering. We dedicate Bentley as opposed to baptizing her because we, as parents, are making a covenant to the Lord and our church community that we will raise Bentley to know Christ. (Ephesians 6:1-4 "...Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 ("...These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them upon your children..." Proverbs 22:6 "Train your child in the way they should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.") Our church body also makes that covenant as well, saying they will help in teaching and raising Bentley to know Christ. We know that by dedicating her it does not guarantee her salvation. Our deep prayer (practically every night) and hope is that God will do a work in her heart and she will choose to follow him and submit her life to him. It is at that time that we pray she might choose to get baptized making her own public profession of her faith and desire to follow Christ.
I recommend you watch this video twice. The first time, just watch Bentley, you won't be able to not pay attention to her anyway, ha! The second time, listen to our elder, Jeff, as he prays over Bentley and as Drew and I covenant before God and our church community to raise her to know Jesus. enjoy! :)
If you are interested in looking at more scripture related to dedicating to the Lord, Exodus 13:11-15, Leviticus 27 :)
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She stole the show!
Love, the Halls'
thanks for sharing! what a special day for miss bentley. i must admit, i was laughing out loud at her antics -- what a ham!
I was sad to miss this, but thanks for sharing this video. That prayer was beautiful. The Holy Spirit is definitely alive in Bentley!
So awesome! She is always so full of joy!
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