"Born
From Above"
Now
there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by
night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come
from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of
God. Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no
one can see the
"Very
truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen;
yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told
you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell
you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the Son of
Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son
of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
"For
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes
in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
John 3:1-16
As
believers in Christ, we sometimes become frustrated when people who are not
believers refuse to trust Him. When that happens, we must remember that our
role is to obey the command to tell others about Christ; the Holy Spirit's work
is to convict and save them. People need to be born of the Spirit; we can
neither believe for them nor redeem them. He is the One who convicts of sin,
forgives, and imparts new life from above. We are powerless to do more - except
pray.
We witness faithfully and pray,
and God performs the
miracle of salvation.
We plant the seed;
God gives the harvest.
Our Daily Bread -