There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. John 3:1
We meet the Pharisees many times in scripture, and in nearly all cases they present as opponents of the Messiah they had spent years watching for. In the first verse of John 3, we find nothing to indicate this will be anything but another story of Jesus versus the Pharisees. That Nicodemus is a ruler of the Jews leads us to expect a stronger antagonism. But as the story unfolds before us in the chapter, this one Pharisee is quite different from his colleagues. Nicodemus exemplifies the seeking and asking we hoped to see from the Pharisees in all those other confrontations.
If you feel a little different today, perhaps God's Spirit has you at the seeking and asking place. Be sure to seek out Jesus and ask of Him!
Bucky
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