The song “Baptism of Jesse Taylor” by Connie Smith tells the story of a reformed man who is baptized in Cedar Creek, and the impact the change in his life has on his community. The lyrics focus on Jesse’s past struggles with drinking, gambling, and trouble with the law and his transformation into a devout Christian. It was released in 1973.
There have been a lot of Jesse’s over the millenniums. Maybe you are one.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
I’ve experienced that transformation and I’ve witnessed it in many others over the years.
Give it some thought.
Gary