Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are bornagain, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
John 3:3
Jesus, I pause for a moment and think of the love that You shower on me.
Help me focus on You and Your goodness in my life.
Read today’s passage again. Then use your phone and look it up in at least two or three other Bible translations. (If you’re stuck, try NIV and The Message.)
God is always moving, always pursuing intimacy with us, always nudging us to share love and grace and compassion with others. As we abide in Jesus, God responds by accomplishing great things in us and through us—things too great for us to take credit for ourselves.
If you think about it like a math formula, it might look like this: God acts + we respond in faith = God acts in a supernatural way. The dynamic in our relationship with God is unique. God is the source and sustainer, but He waits patiently for us to respond to His action by trusting and obeying Him.
Most people want to experience this, but it takes the right eyes to see it, and the first step is to say a big yes to beginning a relationship with Jesus by being born again.
If you haven’t said your big yes to following Jesus, talk to someone from your church that you trust. You won’t regret it!
REFLECT:
If you’ve already done so, what led you to say your big yes to Jesus? If you haven’t, what are you hoping to see or experience before you do?
RESPOND:
Thank God for inviting all people to be born into a new relationship with Him. Ask God to help you deepen your trust in the truths of His kingdom as you continue to say yes to Him.