1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Born again.
What do these words bring to mind? Born again. We are born once and that birth stems from a mother and father. Nicodemus asked this--
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
A very logical question, yes?
And here is Jesus' answer--
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
When we are born again- it's to a spiritual life, a spiritual birth that is truly incorruptible because our spiritual life will remain with us forever. After the grave if we are called to sleep the sleep of the first death- we will be raised with incorruptible bodies to match our incorruptible spirit that will rise together to meet our Lord in the air. The spiritual part of us is not subject to corruption-decaying- it is what makes us who we are. Our spiritual connection to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior will endure through all eternity. When we are born again we are accepting Jesus as our Savior, we are open to His Spirit, allowing the Holy Spirit to touch our lives.
Just as we are to die daily- we are to be born again daily.
1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1Pe 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
1Pe 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
The word of the LORD endureth for ever!
Our Savior endures forever!
All flesh is like the grass.
All that a man is, is like a flower.
Grass withers.
Flowers fall.
Man dies just the same.
We cannot pretend death does not exist- it's a foolish thing to imagine. Death is all around us on a daily basis on various levels. From the insect that is buzzing about one moment and squashed to nothingness the next, to the blade of grass plucked from the ground, from the food you choose to consume there are remnants and reminders of death everywhere in our lives and if we ignore them we ignore our own inevitability. We need to understand that death is a very real part of our lives and know that once death puts us in the grave we no longer have breath to praise God, we no longer have a chance to be born again. We need to be spiritually born now- today and everyday- born to live in the Spirit and not solely in the flesh- all by the GRACE and MERCY of our God!
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