Not born again physically

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:3

Born again.

Not born physically again.

Born again.

Some people have near death experiences, and that old 'their life flashed before their eyes' comes into play. Then some times those same people are suddenly experiencing their lives in a different way. They are so grateful to be alive they will swear even the food tastes better than it did before. Others start living their lives more cautiously because life is so precious, while still others more recklessly because they have a sense of how short life is. The point I'm trying to make is experiences can change our life perspective. We change all the time. For as much as people sometimes love to say they are stuck in their old ways, life is changing around them and they are changing too. No one is the same as they were a year ago. You might laugh and say they are and even go as far as to say they are the same as ten years ago.  Habits can remain the same that's true, but our lives are constantly changing. How you view things change, they have to. With each new event in life our life changes. You might grumble the same but things are changing. Our bodies are changing, and our minds change too. Change is inevitable.

Being born again is a CHANGE taking place in our lives. A realized, intentional change.  Being born again is comprehending the need to change.

Jesus wasn't telling Nicodemus that he had to be birthed again physically, He was telling Him he had to be born again spiritually. He has to recognize his NEED in the spirit. He has to realize that it isn't the flesh birth that matters, the flesh birth will not help us realize the kingdom of heaven.

'That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.'

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 

More on this tomorrow by the grace of our LORD, our SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST!