New Beginnings

New Beginnings

John 3:7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

So, here we are at the beginning of a brand-new year. Many see these days as a chance for a fresh start, a chance to put the old year behind and move forward, a chance at a new beginning, and that’s good. It’s good to have a fresh start with a new outlook, new goals, and a new life.

But isn’t that what Jesus offers us?

There was a day when an old Pharisee, a man whose whole life revolved around stale traditions and old rituals, came to Jesus seeking something more, something better. His name was Nicodemus. This man had been in a religious rut for years and he was looking for a way out of it. He was looking for a fresh start, a new beginning, but he was shocked when Jesus told him, “You can’t enter the Kingdom of God unless you’re born again.”

Nicodemus was looking for a new start, but he didn’t expect to go that far. He asked Jesus, “How can a man be born again? Can he climb back into his mother’s womb and start all over?”

And Jesus answered, “You must be born of water and Spirit.” He said, “What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.” What did Jesus mean?

He was telling Nicodemus, and us, that to enter eternal life in Heaven you must receive the life changing, indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the only way to do that is to have saving faith in Jesus.

You see, when you put your faith in Jesus the Holy Spirit comes into your life and changes you into someone other than who you used to be. You get a fresh start, a new beginning. You are born again.

Happy New Year, and Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie