I'm thinking Jesus gets really radical in our reading today (John 3:1-21). Nicodemus is trying to be safe coming at night to get some answers. But Jesus stirs things up saying that he must be "born again". That was news to him but not to us. We hear it a lot.
What looked radical to me was verse five: "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." We are kind of used to the idea of being born of water like through baptism. We certainly do want our sins washed away and the freedom that comes. But He says this being born of the Spirit is like the wind. "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." We are talking unlimited, uncontrollable power that you can't really understand or explain. It seems to me that we are to be like a kite flying freely on the wind of the Spirit but grounded and held securely by the Father's strong cord. Personally I'm thinking the higher the better. I know of no more beautiful sight than the one I have seen flying high above sun - lit clouds.
Lord help us to take that kite leap into the wind of Your Spirit knowing that you hold our cord securely.
What looked radical to me was verse five: "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." We are kind of used to the idea of being born of water like through baptism. We certainly do want our sins washed away and the freedom that comes. But He says this being born of the Spirit is like the wind. "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." We are talking unlimited, uncontrollable power that you can't really understand or explain. It seems to me that we are to be like a kite flying freely on the wind of the Spirit but grounded and held securely by the Father's strong cord. Personally I'm thinking the higher the better. I know of no more beautiful sight than the one I have seen flying high above sun - lit clouds.
Lord help us to take that kite leap into the wind of Your Spirit knowing that you hold our cord securely.
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