John 3:3,4—In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
I love to watch newborns. They are so helpless and dependent upon their parents. And as they grow there is an absolute trust in the one providing care. A baby doesn’t say, "Put me down! You might drop me you blumbering giant!" Babies don’t enter the realm of doubt. They may exercise stubbornness or wail like fire trucks but always from a position of need or will and never doubt.
Jesus challenged Nicodemus, a studly Pharisee, to be born again. He was not insulting this learned scholar who didn’t get it. Nor was He being clever in a game of wits. Jesus’ point was simple. If you want to get into God’s kingdom, you must let go of everything you so dearly hold on to and put your trust in Me! To be born again is not a surgical operation. It is like leaping off the stairs as my youngest son loves to do, into the arms of the one you know will catch you and never let you fall. It means listening to the Holy Spirit who whispers to our hearts "It is all about humility and trust, dying to selfish adultery to follow after God’s Son, Who died on the cross for you." Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John
