Born Again

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3

Reborn in Christ, born again, it is the most basic of the fundamentals of our faith. And yet, we hardly understand it any more than Nicodemus did back in the day our Lord spoke these words to him that night. Of course the first and tallest step to enter the kingdom of God was taken by our Lord Jesus when He paid the ransom for us on the cross. After that it became real easy, right? Wasn't there something about being directed to the left or right as we walk? No, after Jesus paid our ransom, all we have to do is go be reborn.

You may have attempted an explanation, seen the look of incomprehension on your audience, and asked to start over. Well, that isn't really starting over since they all heard that first attempt. Or, you may have been on a project team that reached a roadblock and heard someone say, "We need to back up to the start, and try a different path." Both sound a bit like starting over, but they are not. What Jesus told us to do by the Nicodemus meeting was far more profound. Reborn? How do we...? And we are in the same baffled place as the Teacher of Israel. What Jesus calls for is so deep and so far from our experience and knowledge that it must be the work of God's Spirit. What is our part in this? Believe.

Believe in Jesus, and be saved!

Bucky