The Gospel of John 3:7-8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:7-8 KJV)

The Lord Jesus, using the analogy of the wind as illustration, allays Nicodemus from being overwhelmed in awe of His statement "you must be born again." Flesh needs to be transformed. It is a suit designed only for earthly living. As already stated by Nicodemus, definitely it can't enter a mother's womb to be born again. It is born once, then dies. Scriptures say, people are destined to die once, then judgement (Hebrews 9:27).

But the Lord is talking of being born of the Spirit. He likened it to the wind. The invisible, unpredictable movement of the wind can only be seen by the swishing of the grass, by the swaying of trees, the shaking of its leaves or by the eerie howl from the rafters of a house. You can only feel its gentle brush on your skin. It is like the indiscernible and unfathomable Spirit of God. The Spirit of the Lord can only be observed in the life of a believer by the lifestyle change, the godly attitude, the graciousness of manner and care rooted in love.

Our new life in Christ Jesus is the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our very heart, through His grace by faith. And in Him, having begun in the Spirit, we are to continue living in the Spirit by total dependence in the Holy Spirit and God's holy and written Words. We are to live in spirit and truth, to walk in the spirit, and to pray in the spirit as guided by Him. It is written: “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” (Galatians 5:16-17 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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