Day 3, Chapter 3: You Must Be Born Again

Two worlds. The world of God and the world of humans. At the beginning of this chapter they seem utterly separate and unique. Nicodemus says that Jesus must be from God because of the things He does. Jesus counters by saying you can’t really know about God’s Kingdom unless you’ve been born again. Impossible, right? The barrier between the worlds stands, but not if someone breaks through. “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man” (3:13, ESV). Jesus broke that barrier.

Jesus, God the Son, became Jesus, God in the flesh, the Son of Man. He came into our world! There is a way for us with fleshly human bodies to break through into the world of God. And that is by believing in Jesus. This is such an important concept that the next three verses state this truth in three different ways, and then once more in verse 36. The way to be born again, to be born into the Kingdom of God is clear: “whoever believes in him may have eternal life” (v. 15, ESV).

Prayer

Holy Spirit, breathe new life into me. I confess that without You, I cannot see or enter the Kingdom of God. Renew my mind, cleanse my heart, and make me truly born again by Your Spirit. Let me not live by religion or effort, but by relationship and grace. May my life be evidence of the Spirit’s transforming power as I walk in obedience and faith. Amen.