Verse
"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit."
— John 3:5 nlt
Thought
We can begin life all over again. This is called the new birth. We can "be born of God" (John 1:12-13). While a physical re-birth is not possible, each true follower of Jesus is "born of water and the Spirit." Confessing Jesus as Lord, sharing with him in his death and burial and resurrection through baptism, and being cleansed and filled by the Holy Spirit gives us a new life. What we once were is gone and we become a new creation in Jesus through the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:9-11; 2 Cor. 5:17). Life begins again, only this time, our new life happens because of the cleansing and power of the Holy Spirit who then lives in us!
Prayer
O Father, thank you. Thank for making me new, fresh, and clean. Thank you for reminding me of the new birth by living in me through the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name I offer you my thanks! Amen.
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"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit."
— John 3:5 nlt
Thought
We can begin life all over again. This is called the new birth. We can "be born of God" (John 1:12-13). While a physical re-birth is not possible, each true follower of Jesus is "born of water and the Spirit." Confessing Jesus as Lord, sharing with him in his death and burial and resurrection through baptism, and being cleansed and filled by the Holy Spirit gives us a new life. What we once were is gone and we become a new creation in Jesus through the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:9-11; 2 Cor. 5:17). Life begins again, only this time, our new life happens because of the cleansing and power of the Holy Spirit who then lives in us!
Prayer
O Father, thank you. Thank for making me new, fresh, and clean. Thank you for reminding me of the new birth by living in me through the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name I offer you my thanks! Amen.
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
© 1996-2016. All rights reserved.
