So Don't Be Surprised When I Say, “You Must Be Born Again.”

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So

Don't Be Surprised When I Say,

“You Must Be Born Again.”

Scripture

3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”

5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 

8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”

9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.

10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? 

11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. 

12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 

13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. 

14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 

15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 

Observation

Here is something way more important than whether you are a Republican, Democrat, or an Independent!

Are you born again?

If you don't understand the question then you will identify with Nicodemus in John 3, he didn't understand what being “born again” meant either.

John 3:15 tells us exactly how to be born again, “So that everyone (that includes me and you) who believes (places our trust) in him (Jesus) has eternal life.

When I ask someone about their relationship to Jesus Christ I get some very interesting answers. Some will quickly say, “I don't go to church!”, others will answer usually just as quickly, “Oh, I believe in God!”, and others will answer with “It's fine!”

What I am listening for is an answer that lets me know that they have been “born again”! Answers like these: “He is my Lord and Savior!”, or “I surrendered or gave my life to Jesus when I was 50 years old (I just picked the number 50 to let you know that you could place your faith in Jesus at any age!) 

Some of you who are reading this blog may need to be “born again”.

We live in a crazy world. A world that seems to be quickly spinning out of control. It is a great time to ponder or rethink the question, “Have you been born again”?

I like John 3:16 in the King James, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Place your name where it says “whosoever”!

Application

I will share the Good News about Jesus with everyone I can!

How about you? Have you been “born again”?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, what our country and what our world needs is for more and more people to place their faith and their trust in Jesus. In this time of turmoil and social unrest more that ever we need a spiritual revival. Raise up godly leaders, Lord, leaders who will turn our country in Your direction. I am trusting You. No matter how bad things get in this world I am going to trust You. Thank You for giving me eternal life!

Daily Bible Reading: Isaiah 65,66; Psalms 62; John 3

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