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This is going to be a place where I process my Bible reading. |
| Welcome to my Bible reading journey. I find that I process information better when I write/respond to it. This blog is simply a place where I can write down my thoughts about God's word. If you are reading I hope you get something out of it. Feel free to comment your take on the verses. Enjoy! |
| Today's reading comes from John 3: 1-21 These verses talk about the story of Nicodemus. Nicodemus was called a ruler of the Jews. We find him coming to Jesus during the night time. He admits that he believes Jesus a teacher come from God. Jesus goes on to tell Nicodemus that one must be born again to enter into heaven. This confuses Nicodemus and he questions Jesus. Jesus uses various different examples to explain.It all boils down to the fact that we must be spiritually reborn Nicodemus was thinking in terms of the physical. He even asks Jesus if we are going to enter our mothers womb again. Now I admit I have the tendency to be a little sarcastic. Everytime I am reading these verses I wonder if Jesus was being a little bit salty. He basically tells Nicodemus, look dude you don't understand when I am talking about earthly things which you have experience with how in the world can you begin to understand spiritual things. He even calls him out by saying you are a leader yet you don't know these things. Jesus often tried to make what He was preaching and teaching relatable. Here He uses the wind. It is something we can't physically see, but we see the evidence of it so we know it is real. That is the same way with salvation. John 3:16 is one of the most well known bible verses and one of the most powerful. Jesus died so that EVERYONE may have eternal life. Powerful words. Now something to understand here is the reason why Nicodemus came to Jesus in the middle of the night. I have always been taught that he came at this time so he wouldn't get caught. His normal crowd were not big fans of Jesus. Now if I was Jesus I probably would have caught an attitude if this person wakes me up in the middle of the night seeking answers, but is ashamed/afraid to come to me during the day. Jesus takes the time to explain (in multiple ways). He even goes on to say the most quoted and well known bible verse. How often can we not be bothered to share God's word because it is "inconvenient." Or because that person will never listen to me. We need to follow the example of Jesus. Take the time to reach out (as many different ways as it takes. |
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