DAILY PRAYER

“Do not be amazed that I told you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit’” (Jn 3:7-8).

Jesus is speaking not of flesh and blood.  Rather He is speaking of the immortal Spirit reborn into life through two things:  By water and the spirit  (The greater of the two being the Spirit, without which the water would be nothing more than an exercise in wetness).  He who has been washed clean in the waters of life must purify himself in the Spirit and set himself afire for a rebirth if he desires eternal life.

We have but one chance at living the life God has set before us.  We must be born again.

Millions have arrived at the turning point in which they realize that life is not about an endless pursuit of satiating the senses, amassing things, and passing time.  They begin by seeing the world as but a proving ground offering a soul freedom and unity with its Lord.

How is a man born again?

Being born again is an act of the will and heart of the Lord.  It is the fervent desire to know and accept Him.

There is nothing ever written to assure us that Nicodemus ever was able to allow himself to be reborn… ever able to give of himself — to let himself go enough to stop trusting in his “Pharisee world” or for that matter, to walk away from the surety of the Mosaic Law. 

Born again means to give in to the to Lord’s will and give up our haughtiness!  

Reflection and commentary

Psalm 139:7 “Where can I hide from your spirit?”

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