Verse
[Jesus said,] “So don't be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.'”
— John 3:7 nlt
Thought
We sometimes fail to realize that Nicodemus is the ultimate good guy — he is the best of the best. He is a religious leader and teacher. He has come to Jesus out of darkness to find light. He has noticed what Jesus has said and done and believes that the only way Jesus could do those things is because he has come from God. But knowing and saying the right things about Jesus are not what make a person a true follower of Jesus, a disciple, a real Christian. If Nicodemus, the best of the best, has to be "born again," then so do all the rest of us! Being born again is the great essential, the great "have to," we all must experience. So where are you? Have you been born of "water and the Spirit"? Have you been born of God? Have you been born again?
Prayer
O Father, thank you for my "new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade"! Thank you for the cleansing power and the new life that comes from the Holy Spirit. I praise you in Jesus' name. Amen.
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[Jesus said,] “So don't be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.'”
— John 3:7 nlt
Thought
We sometimes fail to realize that Nicodemus is the ultimate good guy — he is the best of the best. He is a religious leader and teacher. He has come to Jesus out of darkness to find light. He has noticed what Jesus has said and done and believes that the only way Jesus could do those things is because he has come from God. But knowing and saying the right things about Jesus are not what make a person a true follower of Jesus, a disciple, a real Christian. If Nicodemus, the best of the best, has to be "born again," then so do all the rest of us! Being born again is the great essential, the great "have to," we all must experience. So where are you? Have you been born of "water and the Spirit"? Have you been born of God? Have you been born again?
Prayer
O Father, thank you for my "new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade"! Thank you for the cleansing power and the new life that comes from the Holy Spirit. I praise you in Jesus' name. Amen.
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
© 1996-2016. All rights reserved.
