Published by Vince Baker Ministries ·
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:8 · KJV
What did Nicodemus misunderstand?
Nicodemus takes Jesus’ words about birth in a physical sense and asks how an adult can enter the womb again. Jesus answers by distinguishing what is born of flesh from what is born of the Spirit. An admired teacher needed a work of God as surely as anyone else. The question facing Nicodemus becomes the question facing every reader. Where will the life of God come from?
Why does Jesus speak of water and Spirit?
Ezekiel 36 brings cleansing water, a new heart, and God’s Spirit together. That promise helps explain why Jesus expected a teacher of Israel to recognize the theme. In John 3 the conversation moves toward the Son being lifted up and the invitation to believe in Him. Paul later connects regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit to God’s mercy in Titus 3.
How do you respond to that invitation?
Read John 3:14–17 and put Jesus’ promise into your own words. Then ask God for the cleansing and new life He describes in Ezekiel. Bring Him a specific place where you need a heart willing to obey.
Read the Scripture passages
- John 3:8 · KJV
- John 3:1-17 · KJV
- Ezekiel 36:25-27 · KJV
- Ezekiel 37:9-14 · KJV
- Titus 3:4-7 · KJV
