Okay, you’ve done the things you’ve done. You’ve made the missteps you’ve made. The person you are today is the result of those decisions and situations. You are who your life has made you, right? In some ways, it’s too late to think about being anything other than what you are and have been, right? I mean, it’s not just as simple as the past being in the past, because every time you look in the mirror, you’re seeing the results of that past. You are who you are because of who you’ve been. But what if that’s not the whole story? What if you could start over? What if you could be a whole new person that isn’t related to the you of your past, but is more truly and essentially you? One time Jesus met with an old man named Nicodemus in the middle of the night to talk about this question. I think they probably met to talk at night because this old man was famous and powerful and wouldn’t want to be seen needing the help and wisdom of a young, poor and hunted man. Jesus said no one sees the Kingdom of God without being born again. Nicodemus was wondering what that could possibly mean. How can an old man start again? It’s as ridiculous as your mom giving birth to you again. But Jesus was serious. The Spirit of God is up to something. In a very real and supernatural way, people who love Jesus get to be something new. The past is gone and your heart is washed and you get to be a true and real you that is completely brand new. Jesus is doing the impossible - the thing we most want.
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