Essential Transformation

Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” -John 3.3

In John chapter 3, Jesus reveals some of the most direct and insightful statements about Himself, and what God desires to do. The dialogue begins with this statement, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." If you continue in the text you see that He is not speaking of a physical birth, but a spiritual one.

God must do a work of transformation in the heart of every man. The only way to see the kingdom of God, to enter it, or understand it, requires God making us new. God must gives new eyes, new hearts, and new minds, and when He does we can begin to see what He intended from the very beginning. Being born again means being transformed, and this transformation is essential, because without it, we cannot see the kingdom of God.

God must do His work in us in order that we are fit to enter His kingdom. This is the work that Jesus came to accomplish. He modeled life as God intended for it to be lived, displaying the results of transformation; He died on the cross and rose again so that this transformation could be accomplished.

Jesus died, just as we must die to the old way of life. Because He rose, we can rise, being born again. Just as He was glorified, so shall we be glorified when we enter the kingdom having been born again.

God's eternal kingdom awaits those who undergo the essential transformation. It begins now, and goes on for all eternity.

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!