Thursday, August 22, 2024

Born of the Spirit

Jesus said, The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit (John 3:8). To be born of the Spirit is also known as regeneration. It is being born from above, because the Holy Spirit comes from above

Like the wind, the Holy Spirit works with great power. His power is omnipotent. The wind moves at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. It's hard to explain, and often difficult to understand. The Holy Spirit, like the wind, moves when, where, and how He pleases. Regeneration is beyond our full comprehension. 

Regeneration changes our hearts (Ezekiel 36:26). It is the work of only one, the Holy Spirit (John 3:7-8). He enables you to have a genuine love for God and a heart to obey Jesus our Lord. The Holy Spirit works in you, what you could never do for yourself. You become a new creation in Christ (John 3:6; 2 Corinthians 5:17).

Regeneration enables faith to confess that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God (1 John 5:1). You confess Jesus is Lord (1 Corinthians 12:3). That means you believe that Jesus our Lord is risen from the dead (Romans 10:9).