Nicodemus' Story - Part 2 of 5...
John 3:7-9 Jesus says to Nicodemus ...7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.' 8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Nicodemus wants to know how to be born from above - to be born of the Spirit. He couldn't control his first birth - how is he going to control this spiritual birth? As a Pharisee he has been trying to control God by following a list of rules that will certainly force God to bless him. But Jesus doesn't answer how to be born of the Spirit just yet... instead Jesus tells him what life is like when one is born of the Spirit...
The Spirit is like the wind. It is unpredictable. You can hear it, you can feel it. You can see evidence of it. It is undeniably real and present. But you can't control when its coming - where it is coming from - or where it is going. When you are born of the Spirit you take on the DNA of this Spirit... walking in relationship with God... going where it leads you... your life is not your own. This is very different from joining a club or following a list of rules or rituals or a good philosophy.
Being born of the Spirit means you will no longer just be yourself.... you will have the DNA of the Spirit that will transform you - set you aside for God's holy use!
Do you want to be born of the Spirit?
This is a 5 part post... more tomorrow...
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