Our invisible spirit

Born again.

We've all heard these words haven' t we? And it's a good thing we have because it's truth. Our being born in the flesh is not enough. We have to have a spiritual birth. If we are blessed by God to live to an age of accountability, an age of choosing, an age of decision, and the opportunity is given to us, then we truly must be born of the Spirit.

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.

Joh 3:7  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

What does it mean to be born again? This is a question many have asked, and many have answered. What does it mean to me?

Birth is a new life.

Spiritual birth is a new life as well.

We can have the birth of an idea- it is the beginning of an idea, a new idea. We can have the birth of an era, again, it's the beginning of something.  Being born again, born of the Spirit is beginning a new.

Something in our life is new, something is begun anew. 

Born of the water and born of the Spirit. 

WE KNOW what being born of the flesh is beyond any doubt. Yet what does is truly mean to be born of the Spirit? A new flesh being isn't created, what is created, what is birthed is invisible. Remember this--

Joh 4:24  God a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

God is invisible.

Col 1:15  Who is the image of the invisible God…

1Ti_1:17  Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Heb_11:27  By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Our birth, our spiritual birth is invisible, very, very real, but invisible.

Perhaps if we could see the Spirit in us, witness its birth, watch its life- the nurturing, the starving.  It's true, the Spirit in us, this invisible new life created is a real life and can die.  Just because you are born again of the Spirit does not mean the new life in you lives on indefinitely guaranteeing you eternal life.  The new life must be nurtured, truly nurtured. We must pray DAILY-  Jesus taught us to pray for our DAILY BREAD.  We must study.

2Ti_2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Luk_9:23  And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Act_17:11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

1Co_15:31  I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Heb_3:13  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Daily. 

Our Lord is mindful of our day to day life.  Our Lord is mindful of us daily. We need to be mindful of ourselves, of our New Spirit. And even when the New Spirit in us is old, having been with us for many years it's a life we must cherish and nurture forever.

We truly NEED to believe in our Spirit Birth, our Spirit self.  We have NO trouble believing in our flesh it's tangible.  Yet the Spirit self calls for FAITH, believing without seeing, knowing, hoping.  A reality, even if invisible, very much a reality, a real force.

By the grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, more tomorrow!

All in HIS LOVE!

Amen.