+DEV+ B – Birth from Above

Date: September 6, 2009 10:30 PM
Topic: +DEV+ B – Birth from Above

B – Birth from Above

“Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” (John 3:3)
Scripture Focus: John 3:1-16

From nothing to becoming a beautiful infant—in just nine months. We look through the nursery window at this perfectly-formed creature and marvel at one of life’s greatest miracles. The Creator endowed His creation with the ability to reproduce after its kind. God also reproduces spiritually.

Much as we need physical birth to enter this world, so we need a spiritual birth to enter heaven. Jesus told Nicodemus, a high-ranking religious teacher in Israel, not to be amazed when He said, “You need to be born again.” Jesus was comparing two different kinds of birth: physical birth, which comes naturally, and spiritual birth, which comes secondarily and only supernaturally.

Do you have confidence that you are alive spiritually? Much as we have been born through human parentage, with no effort on our part, we can have a second birth spiritually into the family of God through personal trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior. No one can ever see the kingdom of God without being born anew from above.

Insight: Praise God for offering you the gift of new birth and for paying the price to make this possible for you.

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