We read John 3 today in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. I have been referred to over the years as "one of those born agains". Now THAT is TRUTH! I HAVE been born again by the incorruptible Seed of the Word of the Living God (1 Peter 1:23)! The Blood of Jesus shed for sin made it possible! God's invitation came through the mouth of Jesus in John 3:3:
3 Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.
Jesus was speaking to Nicodemus, who was a member of the Pharisees and who had come in secret to find out more from Jesus. When Nicodemus asked Jesus how in the world someone could be born a second time, Jesus answered Him with this in verses 5-6:
5 Jesus answered, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a man is born of water and [even] the Spirit, he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. 6 What is born of [from] the flesh is flesh [of the physical is physical]; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
It is the third person of the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), Holy Spirit, Who does the work of the New Birth when an unbeliever calls on the Name of the Lord to be saved (Romans 10:9-10)! 1 John 5:10-11 tells us this:
11 And this is that testimony (that evidence): God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life. AMP
If YOU have realized that you were a sinner and in need of a Savior, and you called on the Name of Jesus, then YOU are "born again"! You ARE a new creature that never existed in your life before (2 Corinthians 5:17). Holy Spirit recreated your previously dead human spirit in the image of God and He remains living IN you now! Being born again is not a new and different "religion" but a new creation made to have intimate fellowship with the God of the Bible. A member of God's very own family, an heir of God, a joint equal heir WITH Jesus Christ and a part of the very Body of Christ Himself! The Head, Jesus, is now physically seated in the Heaven of the Bible at the right hand of God the Father, and He is waiting for US to carry out His instructions to take the Gospel to the world so that all the "whosever will" (John 3:16) may also be born again! If you have never been born again, then I invite you to check out our website through the link on the left to find out more. In addition to the prayer for Salvation, you will find how to receive the Infilling of Holy Spirit and many other resources for learning and growing in the things of God! Don't spend another day outside of the will and the plan of God for your life! GO! You will never regret this most important decision! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with "Go":
Shalom in Him!
