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June 6, 2021 Worship
"Praise for a Purpose" - Text File - Video Devotion In the Gospel of John, after Jesus has driven out the money changers and merchants from the Temple, a Jewish leader named Nicodemus approached Jesus and made a statement of faith: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus responded to this by saying, “No one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” I believe this is Jesus’ way of saying, “You are seeing the kingdom of God in action, and this means you are being born from above.” Nicodemus got stuck picturing himself having to return to his mother’s womb in order to see the Kingdom of God. The birth Jesus spoke of wasn’t one of the flesh – as Nicodemus understood it – but one of the Spirit. This spiritual birth began in Nicodemus when he recognized Jesus’ work as the will of God. When Nicodemus saw Jesus cleanse the Temple, he literally saw the Kingdom of God breaking through into reality. Jesus next said, “No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” Entering the Kingdom of God requires more than seeing; it means participating in it. When a person enters the Kingdom of God, he or she doesn’t just receive the gifts of God, that person is enabled give those gifts to others. This is made possible when one is born as a child of the mortal world – which enables a person to experience the brokenness of the world, and is also born as a child of the spirit – which enables a person to see ways of healing and take action to mend what is broken. |
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