Christian rapper Lecrae has shared a video
of him being baptized in the Holy Land in the Jordan River.
“Today we got baptized in the Jordan River,” he told his Instagram followers.
“The one John baptized Jesus in. ????? I was joking before I got
dipped and I said if a bird lands out here like the dove on Jesus, ?
bruh….I’m gonna have a heart attack. Just take me to heaven cause God is
speakin too loud! Well look at the pics. ?. I love the Jordan because
of all the symbolism it holds. It was the border of the promised land.
It was the picture of safety and security. Getting baptized in it was an
incredible experience for me. ? ?
“Here’s an interesting fact. Baptism didn’t start with John the
Baptist. The Jewish ritual immersion in water is called a mikvah, which
is a Hebrew word meaning gathering of waters.
“Immersion in a mikvah also represents death and resurrection. When you come back out of the water, you come back to life as a new creation.
“When I was immersed into Christ ✝️(not just water) I also become a new creation: “Therefore, if
anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new.” The more you learn the Jewish roots the
more truth comes alive.”
The Christian hip hop recording artist,
songwriter, record producer and actor is also the president, co-owner and
co-founder of the independent record label Reach Records, and the co-founder
and president of the now-defunct non-profit organization ReachLife Ministries.
To date, he has released nine studio albums.