Monday, April 27, 2009

THE NEW BIRTH

(John 3:3) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The new birth is really very exciting when we take a close look at it. We are passed from an old way of life to an entirely new way of life.
We have a new way of seeing. We have eyes that see by faith instead of normal sight. We have a new focus, Jesus instead of the world. There is a new light to show us the way. We have a new vision, the vision of God's glory.
We have a new way of thinking. The new mind is the mind of Christ. Our thoughts are celestial and not terrestrial. Our thoughts are eternal and not terminal. Our mind is focused instead of foggy.
We have a new strength that should keep us from growing weary:
Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
We can fly above the circumstances. We can run the race that is set before us. We can walk the straight and narrow path and keep our balance.
We have a new voice. A voice for praise and an attitude for service instead of being served. We will want to minister instead of being ministered too.
Most of all we have a new heart. A clean heart and a pure heart. We have a heart that won't stop beating through eternity because it comes with a new spirit that is eternal.
Isn't it wonderful to be Born Again?

2 comments:

  1. you know this reminds me of the world today. Terrible things are going on in the whole country, but way down south in Mississippi we seem to be doing ok. We feel the crunch and we cut back; gracefully. We see swine flu and we pray and wash our hands. We saw the jobs starting to go and we buckled down to pay off excesses and prepared to survive. We laughed at ourselves when we lost retirements because we were to store up treasures in heaven not wood, hay, and stubble. This is because we are Christians and know that Jesus has a plan and we are to wait for it.

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