Spiritual Birth

In John 3, Jesus spoke to a member of the Jewish ruling council, a Pharisee named Nicodemus. In John 3:6 Jesus told him, “Flesh gives birth to flesh (the first birth of each of us), but the Spirit gives birth to spirit (the believer’s second birth). When an individual believes and receives God’s gift of faith and His Spirit enters into our spirit we experience the second birth as Jesus explained to Nicodemus in John 3.
I do believe John 3:16 which says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life”.

I do believe and have received The Lord Jesus as my Savior. I believe God’s word and know that I have been born again. I will not perish, but have everlasting life. Someday, my physical body will die but my spirit will go to meet my Savior and my loved ones who have gone on ahead of me. In First John 5:13 it is written, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may KNOW that you have eternal life. I received, I believe, I know. The gift of faith is real and God’s promises are true.

In my January 18, 2010 posting I wrote about each of us being made up of three parts; mind, body, and spirit. At the end of life, the only part of us that dies is our physical body. Spiritual life continues after physical death. I believe that we all are spiritual beings on a physical journey. God uses our physical journey to teach and mature our spirits. Scripture says, “now is the day of salvation” and “choose today who you will serve”. Our path to eternity and God’s blessings and favor in our lives begin now with our decision to receive and believe. His Spirit abides in us and our spirit abides in Him. We are one in the Spirit, our spirit experiences a new spiritual birth.

In thinking back over my life, I cannot state the specific date and time of my new birth. I can recall times when my own spirit decreased as God’s Spirit within me increased. He keeps filling my Spirit with His Spirit as I study His word and live my life for Him. I live in anticipation of what He will do next in my journey.

I do know of others who have had dramatic, life changing born again experiences. Whether gradual or instantaneous, we are never the same. God opens our spiritual eyes. We are different and see life differently. We “GET IT” and live in a new dimension. We cannot go back, we must move forward. Sometimes we stall, and then something happens to get us back into the Word so our spirits can grow and move forward again. After an encounter with God, we want to share what God has done in our lives with others. My Blog is one way I can tell others about the insight and faith which God has given me. I pray that God will use my writings to give encouragement to someone. The world is not on your shoulders. God knows what you are going through. He will walk with you if you let Him. Seek and you will find. Be still and know that He is God.