The Second Birth
The Second Birth
Monday
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God...That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
— John 3:3,6 (ESV)
— John 3:3,6 (ESV)
Every one of us entered this world through the gift of a mother. Our first birth brought us into physical life. Yet Jesus tells Nicodemus that there is another birth we desperately need — a spiritual birth.
This truth confronts human pride. Nicodemus was educated, moral, religious, respected, and disciplined. Yet Jesus told him he still could not “see the kingdom of God” apart from being born again.
The problem is not merely that we need improvement. The problem is that we are spiritually blind apart from God’s intervention.
A baby contributes nothing to its own birth. In the same way, salvation is not something we manufacture through religion, morality, intellect, or effort. New life comes from God alone.
That truth can feel humbling… but it is also deeply comforting. Your salvation does not rest on your performance. It rests on God’s power and grace.
Today, thank God not only for earthly life given through mothers, but also for eternal life given through Christ.
This truth confronts human pride. Nicodemus was educated, moral, religious, respected, and disciplined. Yet Jesus told him he still could not “see the kingdom of God” apart from being born again.
The problem is not merely that we need improvement. The problem is that we are spiritually blind apart from God’s intervention.
A baby contributes nothing to its own birth. In the same way, salvation is not something we manufacture through religion, morality, intellect, or effort. New life comes from God alone.
That truth can feel humbling… but it is also deeply comforting. Your salvation does not rest on your performance. It rests on God’s power and grace.
Today, thank God not only for earthly life given through mothers, but also for eternal life given through Christ.
Pray:
Father, thank You for the gift of life and for the mothers who carried and nurtured us. Even more, thank You for the new birth offered through Jesus Christ. Open my eyes to Your Kingdom and remind me that salvation is Your gracious work from beginning to end. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Father, thank You for the gift of life and for the mothers who carried and nurtured us. Even more, thank You for the new birth offered through Jesus Christ. Open my eyes to Your Kingdom and remind me that salvation is Your gracious work from beginning to end. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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