“No One Can See The Kingdom Of God Unless They Are Born Again”

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

John 3:12-8

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:13-16

Sometimes people realize they need a new life. Things are headed in the wrong direction. They put on a new exterior without making a vital change in their heart. They may make a change in behavior on the outside but may not realize that it is only God who can change us on the inside.

Nicodemus realized he needed to be “born again,” to be made totally new.

That change comes only through faith in Jesus Christ. That’s when “the old has gone, the new is here.” Do you need a change? Put your faith in Jesus. He’s the one who changes your heart and makes all things new.

Only God can make us new.

Our Daily Bread – September 30, 2017