Wednesday, April 24
Wouldn’t it be great to start all over again? As I look back at my life there are several times when I wish I would have known then what I know now. It would have been nice to have had the zeal of youth with the wisdom of age ... but, alas, I am stuck in the here and now. Well, not necessary. You see, there is a way to begin again. When Jesus was visiting with a man named Nicodemus about the kingdom of God, He told him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”, then expounded on it by saying, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3, 5). From a physical perspective rebirth is an impossibility, but in the spiritual world it is not only possible, it is also required. But, what does it mean to be reborn – the answer seems to be found in the concepts of “water” and “Spirit”. The New Testament concept of baptism seems to fit this teaching.