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#96: Our Need for Forgiveness Nov 14, 2020

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If I were to ask you to make a list of the things in life you truly need, you could come up with quite a list. No doubt your list would include oxygen, water, food, shelter, clothing, employment, high speed wifi, Starbucks coffee, and tacos.
But the truths is, out of all of our needs, forgiveness is the greatness. You see, the Bible informs us that we are all sinners. Sin against God is our rebellion. It’s our determination to live by our own rules. It’s a rejection of God’s standard of living, for one we feel is more convenient and more enjoyable.
Romans 3:23 – “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
Unless we are forgiven you and I will never have a relationship with God. Unless we are forgiven we will have to pay our own penalty for sin. Unless we are forgiven, the Bible teaches us we will spend eternity in hell. Forgiveness is our greatest need.
Sin puts an impassable barrier between us and the spiritual blessings God offers. We cannot go over that barrier or around, under, or through it. The only way to receive God's blessings is for that barrier of sin to be destroyed, and the only power in existence to destroy it is the blood of Jesus.
The good news: Acts 10:43 – “Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Every single day we should wake up with gratitude on our hearts for God’s forgiveness.
What happens when we receive God’s forgiveness.
Our death sentence has been pardoned.
Because God is holy, he cannot allow sin to go unpunished. His justice demands that every sin be punished-no matter how small it may seem to us. If he were to forgive sin without proper punishment, he would cease to be holy and just. God would no longer be God because he would have denied his own character.
Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This is why Jesus came. Because of God’s great love for us, he sent his Son, Jesus to come and die in our place. The Bible says, he became sin for us. He took all of our sin upon himself, and he died as our sacrifice. He is our substitute. The death of Jesus satisfied God. We no longer have to die. Forgiveness is offered to us as we place our faith in Jesus as the Son of God, and as we trust the finished work of Jesus on the cross in our place.
Psalm 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us”
2.Our guilt is removed
The kind of forgiveness Jesus offers removes our guilt. Our hearts are set free. We no longer live under the burden of condemnation. That’s why we often sing about freedom, because through forgiveness we have been set free.
Let me ask you, are you living today in right relationship with God? Are you living in willful sin? Jesus didn’t die on the cross, so that we would continue living in sin, he died to set us free from sin!
Today’s Challenge: As you pray, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal your heart. If there is sin in your life confess it. Repent of them. Ask God for daily strength to live according to his Word, to live in a way that pleases God.
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#95: Lead Us Not Into Temptation Nov 13, 2020

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While we all pray for protection from physical harm, I wonder if we pray at all for spiritual protection. This is the point Jesus is making in Luke 11:4. In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to pray… “Lead us not into temptation.”
You and I are no strangers to temptation. We battle with it every single day in various ways. When you stop and think about how many times we have stared temptation in the face only to give into its lure, we begin to realize just how very weak we are. We need the Lord! A very important part of our prayer life is calling on God to give us the strength and the power to live for him every single day.
Temptation is a battle because sin is more than just a choice – it is a power, a preying force in our lives. We live in this world surrounded by influences that pull at our soul, lure our affections, and seduce our wills.
This simple prayer - “lead us not into temptation” gives us hope that we do not have to fight this battle alone.
We should pray like David in Psalm 19:14 – “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD.” We discover as we grow spiritually that we still are tempted by sin and we must constantly look to the Lord for his power to resist and live in victory.
Sometimes the question arises: Does this prayer request that Jesus gives us mean that God leads us into places where we are tempted to sin?
The answer to that question is NO! James 1:13 tells us – “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone”
Maybe you have struggled with this. You wonder… “God why do you keep tempting me? Why do I continue to struggle with this? Why won’t you take away this desire?” The scripture says we are tempted by our own evil desires.
So, what is the Lord telling us to pray? This prayer recognizes our spiritual weakness. Our tendency to yield to temptation. This prayer is saying, “God I’m too weak on my own. I need your help when I face the trials of life. Protect me from temptations that I encounter because of my own sinful desires. Give me strength. Help me to respond in a way that honors you.
It’s a prayer that you can pray in the morning – “Father, I am about to walk out this door and face the world. All day I will face temptations to sin. My faith will be challenged. My attitude will tested. Lord, help me to rely on your power. I acknowledge that my power in not enough. Lord, only through you can I be victorious.”
I love Psalm 37:23-24 – “If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”
Today’s Challenge: Pray each day for God’s spiritual protection. You know which temptations you are prone to face. Say, God I need your strength! Watch over me today. Protect me. Give me the grace and the power to resist temptation today. Lord my desire is to live in a way that honors you.
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#94: Giving Up is Not an Option Nov 12, 2020

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Have you ever felt like giving up? Discouragement just might be man’s most deadly disease. Why? Because it is universal. Everybody gets discouraged. And it doesn’t just infect the body, it touches the soul. More people have given up over discouragement than anything else.
I love the Bible because the Bible is real. It deals with the good and the bad in people’s lives. We see in Scripture how the men and women of the Bible faced discouragement.
There is a story in 1 Samuel 30 that has always stood out to me. It’s about David. I think there is something we learn here from David’s experience that we can apply to our lives. David is facing one of the darkest moments of his life. His wife and children had been kidnapped. He doesn’t know where they are or if they are alive. His home and his village has been burned to the ground. Everything he owned has either been stolen or destroyed in the fire. All of his friends have experienced the same thing. For some reason, they are blaming David. Word has reached David that the men of the village are talking about killing David.
You can’t imagine him getting any lower than this. Imagine the panic he felt over his family. Now it’s possible he is going to be executed. What does he do?
The bible says “he found strength in the Lord.” The KJV says “David encouraged himself in the Lord.”
Can I ask you a question? What do you do when you feel like giving up? You see, what you choose to do in that moment is huge. Because how you handle things can impact everything in your life. People who fee like giving up often:
• Want to get away, they want to escape. You have an intense desire to run away. “I’ve got to get out of this place!” “I’ve got to quit my job!” “I’ve got to escape from the demands, from the pressure.”
• Stop coming to church
• Quit reading their Bibles, they quit praying
• Begin to blame God for their circumstances
• Isolate themselves
• Sleep a lot/have insomnia
• Overeat/loss of appetite
• Have a loss of energy/don’t want to do anything
You and I are going to face this. Discouragement comes to everyone. But we have to make a decision, and you can make this decision today. What am I going to do when I feel like giving up?
David realized what we have to realize is that strength comes from the Lord. Encouragement comes from the Lord. There is no other place to go.
Feel like giving up? Here’s what you can do.
1. Keep your eyes focused on God's power and resources. Resist the discouragement!
1. Remember God's past faithfulness and begin to thank God for what he has already done.
2. Remind yourself of what you know is true. Decide what you are going to set your mind on.
3. Speak words of faith. What do you believe God is going to do? Say it! Act upon your faith!
Today’s Challenge: Some of you may be barely hanging. I believe God’s Word to you is “Hold on! Don’t give up. The tide is out, but it comes back in.
Giving up is not an option!
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#93: Only Jesus Satisfies Nov 11, 2020

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John chapter 6 is the passage where Jesus says he is the “bread of life. In verse 27 - Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
In other words, most of our pursuits in life are for things that are temporary. It’s like food. All food has an expiration date. It’s only good for a little while. Jesus is saying instead of putting all your focus and energy into the search for temporary fulfillment, and temporary satisfaction, we should focus on the food that endures.
In the NT we learn that crowds wildly pursued Jesus because he supplied them with material things. They like the idea of a Jesus who could give them fish and bread – someone who could give them the material things they wanted. But they failed to take a step farther and realize that a man who could miraculously supply bread was also the One who could meet the deep spiritual needs of their lives.
People still do the same thing today. They look to Jesus as the One who will:
•Make them happy
•Solve their problems
•Fulfill their dreams
•Guarantee that we will all live “happily ever after.”
They want a Jesus who will help them live the “good life.” But we must understand that what Jesus is telling the crowd and us in John 6 is that his purpose in coming was much higher and much greater than simply making sure we are comfortable and happy.
Jesus came to meet a need in our lives that we cannot meet ourselves. But oh how we try. There is not a person here today who hasn’t tried to fill this inner hunger and thirst that we all have. As you look back over your life perhaps you can see how futile your attempts were. You always came up empty.
So, Jesus tells the people, I didn’t come simply to give you bread and fish on a mountain side, I came to give you myself. I am the bread of life.
Vs. 35 – “For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. 34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” 35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life.”
Jesus doesn’t say, “I can give you the bread of life” or “I know where you can find the bread of life” or even “I have the recipe for the bread of life.” He says, “I AM the bread of life.” He is what we need.
Here the truth that the world needs to know: Only Jesus can satisfy our spiritual hunger. Everything else leaves us empty and unsatisfied.
Today’s Challenge: Take some time today to pray about the things you are pursuing. Recognize that Jesus meets our hunger and thirst in the fullest sense. He satisfies the deepest yearning in our souls.
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#92: Being a Peacemaker Nov 10, 2020

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In Matthew 5:9 Jesus said, ““Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Whether we have realized it or not, Jesus is calling us as his followers to be peacemakers.”
While the Bible talks about peace hundreds of times, we don’t see a lot of peace today, do we?
Think about it…we have disagreements between family members. We have disagreements with our co-workers. We have disagreements with our friends and neighbors. And though it pains us to admit it, many times we have even had disagreements with our brothers and sisters in Christ. As someone once said, “Where two or three are gathered in Jesus’ name, there will eventually be conflict.”
No one is immune to this. Our sinful nature kicks in and say, “Don’t let people run you over. Win the argument! Come out on top. If someone is rude to you, give it back to them. Don’t get mad - get even!”
Peace makers are people who endeavor to make peace. Peace must be made. It doesn’t happen naturally. It must be actively, intentionally made because it doesn’t happen by chance.
So what is peace? Is peace the absence of any conflict? Is peace tip-toeing around one another so we don’t step on each other’s toes? Is peace complete tolerance? Is peace not having a belief, or an opinion? What is peace?
Definition: Peace in this verse combines two greek words. Together they mean bring about wholeness, to bring all the essential parts together in wholeness.
This definition helps us because we know that conflict fractures things…relationships, marriages, business partnerships, and even nations. But to be a peacemaker is to be one who can bring everyone together in an attempt at wholeness. We would no longer be separate. We would no longer be fractured. We would be whole.
So, how can we be peacemakers?
1. First, you must be at peace with God.
Peace making requires God’s power. Real and lasting peace is impossible to create without God’s help. You can’t make what you don’t have. The only way to have inner peace is to make peace with God through faith in Jesus Christ. In other words, there is no relational peace, until there is personal peace.
2. Help others find peace with God.
While there is much conflict in our world between one another, the greatest need is to reconcile people to God. Remember this: Other organizations exist to solve human problems, but he church exists to solve the greatest problem - the barrier between God and man. Only the gospel can bridge that gap.
Peacemaking is such hard work that it’s easier to say…. “I’m staying out it.” We try and fail and get discouraged, so we give up. But through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can all work to be peacemakers, and in doing so we are a reflection of God’s character.
Today’s Challenge: Seek to be a peacemaker. Make sure you are at peace with God. And initiate peace with others. Mend a broken relationship. Make the call. Ask for forgiveness. Call someone you haven’t talked to in a long time. Bring an encouraging word. And always point people to the only one who can bring true peace: Jesus Christ
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#91: Maintaining a Right Attitude Nov 09, 2020

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“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” (James 1:22-25 NIV)
James calls God’s Word a mirror. The mirror helps us evaluate ourselves. Once you look at a mirror, you can decide if you need to make any changes before you leave for the day. The Bible helps us do that, too.
One of the areas of our lives that can be a challenge is to maintain a good attitude. You might be thinking, “That’s true, but it doesn’t really matter. My attitude isn’t hurting anyone.”
But attitude does matter. It matters a lot. In fact, I’ve heard people rightly say, “Your attitude determines your altitude.” If you can’t keep a good attitude you probably won’t go far in life.
But the real reason attitude matters is because it matters to God.
Can you and I maintain a right spirit, a Christ-like spirit, and a right attitude while journeying through the ups and downs of life?
Attitude is a choice. Your spirit and your words are a daily choice. You don’t always get to choose the battles. You don’t always get to choose the trial, but you always get to choose how you respond.
Instead of complaining what can we do? We can determine to be grateful. We can intentionally fill our lives with praise and worship. We can ask God for strength to endure our difficulties. We can determine that no matter what happens, we will honor God with our attitude, our conversation, and our decisions.
One thing that helps is to pay attention to our words. Have you ever caught yourself complaining, and you didn’t realize you were doing it? If we are going to maintain a right attitude we need to monitor our conversation? One easy way to do this is to ask the people closest to you if and what you have been complaining about recently.
Complaining can become a habit. In fact, I’ve met people who had the gift of complaining. The only problem is this gift doesn’t appear in the Bible. Neither is the gift of criticism.
One of the most challenging verses in all of the Bible is found in Philippians 2:14 where the Apostle Paul wrote: “Do everything without grumbling or arguing…”
Ephesians 4:29 - “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Remember this truth: With the right attitude you’ll influence more people for Christ.
All around us are people who are discouraged and beaten down by life. They have plenty of people around them who are reminding them of the negative things all the time.
What people need is someone with a godly perspective. We cannot impact our world for Christ, if our attitude is driving people away from us.
Today’s Challenge: Let’s guard our spirit, watch our words, and choose the right attitude. In doing so, we’ll honor God, and be a blessing to those around us.
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#90: Greatness, According to Jesus Nov 08, 2020

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There’s a great story in Mark 9:33-35. “They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
Can you believe this? They are walking with Jesus. They are following Jesus, and they are arguing about which of them was the greatest. Wouldn’t you have loved to have heard that conversation? In response to Jesus’ question…there is silence. Their lack of response was an embarrassed silence. It showed that they were ashamed of their obsession with greatness.
It seems that this was the favorite debating topic among the disciples. They all counted on Jesus to take over the world as King Messiah, and the debate was about who was most worthy to be Jesus’ chief associate.
Once the mother of James and John asked Jesus if, in His kingdom, her sons could sit at Jesus' left and right hand, in positions of power and authority. They were consumed with the idea of greatness.
But did you catch the last part? Jesus said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Apparently, God looks at greatness and the process of becoming great, just a little bit different than we do.
In God’s eyes, greatness is connected to serving. The path to significance is serving. The way to make a difference is by serving. So, let’s talk about serving.
Paul writes in “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:8-10)
It’s important to understand that we don’t serve to be saved; we serve because we are saved. It’s our response to the grace of God.
Throughout Scripture, we read again and again that we’re created to serve, we’re called to serve, we’re saved to serve, we’re gifted to serve, we’re shaped to serve. We’re commanded to serve.
Here’s what I believe. You cannot grow spiritually without serving. You can’t. Serving is the road to significance and spiritual growth. It’s not just coming to church and sitting and soaking it all in. That’s not moving you towards significance. That’s not moving you towards spiritual growth.
Your purpose in life is to be who God made you to be and to do what he’s called you to do. And God gave you gifts and talents and abilities and background and experiences and all these things for the benefit of other people, to be used in serving others.
We do this by making ourselves available and by being faithful to the opportunities God has brought into our lives.
Today’s Challenge: Live your life for one goal. It’s the greatest possible goal. The goal is to hear God say, “Well done…good and faithful servant.” Nothing else is more important. Be ready and willing to use whatever God has given you to serve him and others.
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#89: Faith to Overcome Your Fear Nov 07, 2020

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Can I tell you something that may sound strange and unusual? God doesn’t need you to be strong.
God doesn’t want us to be strong. He wants to be our strength. If you rely only on your strength you will fail, you cannot endure, you will discover you cannot make it.
We may not realize what it means for God to be our strength until we’re weak enough that he’s our only option. In the New Testament, Paul says, “God’s power is made perfect in our weakness.”
It’s when we are weak and afraid that we get to experience the awesome presence and power of God. Whatever you do today, regardless of your circumstances, hold onto your faith in God.
Remember this truth: An absence of faith in God produces fear.
When you look at your adversity is the response fear, or is it faith? If we are responding in fear it is because we are more impressed by the things which can be seen. But if we are responding in faith it is because we are more impressed by the things which cannot be seen - the unseen hand and power of our God.
Over and over in the Scripture we are told to “fear not.” You’ve read it haven’t you? “Don’t be afraid.”
Maybe God said it so many times, because he knew we would need to be reminded often that we can trust him. Our lives are in his hands and we don’t have to be afraid.
What fear have you been battling lately?

Fear for your health?
Fear for your family?
Fear for our nation?
Fear concerning the coronavirus?
Fear for your future?
Fear for your finances?

No matter who you are, you know fear. We call it by different names don’t we. Sometimes fear is expressed in anxiety, worry, discouragement, or despair.
Our job is to remain faithful…God’s job is to rescue us, to be with us, and to give us strength to endure. Let me ask you a question: What has your speech been like lately? Would those around you say your conversations have been filled with fear, or with faith?
Today’s Challenge: Let’s choose faith over fear. We all face fear, but let’s decide to give it to God. Let’s trust Him. Let’s believe that He knows what he is doing. Let’s remember that God is still in control. He is still on his throne and he has not given up his authority. He has always been faithful in your life…and he always will be.
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#88: The Priority of Loving Your Neighbor Nov 06, 2020

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If you have read the New Testament, you know that Jesus tells us that the second greatest commandment, after loving God, is to love our neighbor as ourselves.
The idea of loving our neighbor is beautiful to think about so long as it remains an idea. But the concrete reality of loving our neighbor strips the beauty away.
It is a astounding commandment, if we are to take it seriously. For us to live this out something supernatural must happen in our souls. Our natural, carnal man is focused on self-preservation. It’s focused on comfort, happiness, personal reward and enjoyment.
If God is not the love of our lives, there is no way that we will truly love our neighbor as ourselves. Something happens when you experience the love of God and then begin to love God in return.
You begin to love what God loves. What does God love? Who does God love?

He loves the foster child
He loves the addict trying to find freedom
He loves the lonely
He loves the couple going through a divorce
He loves the woman who has had an abortion
He even loves those who don’t believe in him

Can we do this? Can we care about our neighbor’s needs as much as we do our own? To rejoice in their happiness, worry about their future, and weep about their sorrows?
The dilemma is that we either love certain things instinctively, or we don’t. No one has to command me to kiss my wife, eat tacos, cheer for the Dodgers, or take a nap. I love those things instinctively.
But I don’t love liver. I don’t love traffic. I don’t love the SF Giants…and you cannot command me to love them. How can we love what we don’t love?
It requires a change of heart. This is a progressive work of the Holy Spirit.
I want you to see this: For the disciple, for the follower of Jesus, loving our neighbor must be a priority.
Jesus said, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35)
The problem is we often don’t feel like loving our neighbor, much less our enemies. Jesus is not teaching us to love our neighbors when we get that feeling.
Sometimes you may not feel like loving someone. You may not feel any sympathy or compassion. We demonstrate our love for God when we love others with our actions, regardless of our feelings. God will often provide the love we need to feel when we act before we feel.
We pray and ask God to help us to see, to hear, and to feel what he does. Allow our hearts to be impacted by what touches his heart.
What does it look like to love your neighbor?
⁃Cooking a meal for someone who is sick
⁃Visiting someone who is shut in, nursing home, or hospital
⁃Fee babysitting for a single mom
⁃Helping someone move
⁃Giving someone a ride to church
⁃School supplies for a family that is struggling
⁃Tutoring a kid who needs help at school
⁃A listening ear for someone confused
⁃Compassion, understanding for a family with a child who has special needs
⁃Patience and kindness for someone who is struggling, instead of being demanding
Today’s Challenge: Before this day is over take action to show someone God’s love. Love requires action…not just sympathetic feelings. Jesus didn’t just feel sorry for us, he took action. Love is our motivation.
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#87: The Necessity of Being Born Again Nov 05, 2020

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In John chapter 3 a man named Nicodemus comes at night to have a conversation with Jesus. He is a very important person in Israel. He is a member of the Jewish ruling council. He is a deeply devout and religious man.
I believe Nicodemus comes to Jesus, not out of a sense of investigation for his job. He visits Jesus because it’s personal. He comes at night because he can’t risk his own position to be seen with Jesus in the daylight.
Nicodemus says, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” (verse 2)
Jesus’ response is so interesting. He doesn’t say… “Wow, hey man, thanks for the support. That means a lot coming from someone in your position!” Instead, Jesus ignores the compliment and gets right to the issue on Nicodemus’ mind… “Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” (Vs. 3)
A person can be deeply religious and still lost in their sins.
Being religious is not the same as being a Christian. One could not get much more religious than Nicodemus, but our Lord’s words make it clear that as “religious” as he is, Nicodemus is not yet a Christian. He must be reborn from above.
Being religious is never enough. If it were, Nicodemus wouldn’t have had the time or interest to meet with Jesus. But he comes despite all of his religious activity because there is still an emptiness in his heart.
Jesus is saying, to see the Kingdom of God, we must be born again.
Let me remind you that Jesus spoke these words not to some immoral outcast, but to one of the most religious men of his day. By any standard Nicodemus was a very good man and certainly a man we would admire for his intense devotion to God. Yet Jesus told him, “You must be born again.”
All of us need to be born again.

Good people
Religious people
People who refrain from the bad sins
People who grew up in church
People who are church members

Salvation, as Jesus explains it, is not becoming morally better; it’s having a whole new basis of right standing before God. Something that doesn’t come because you did good works, but something that was given to you.
Through salvation, God gives us a new life. Jesus said in John 10:10 - “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Today’s Challenge: Have you been born again? Don’t let this day pass without having a spiritual birth. How do we do this? Through faith. We believe Jesus is the Son of God. We believe his death on the cross is sufficient payment for our sins. We believe he will save and forgive us. Faith leads to confession, repentance, and following.
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