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Born of the Spirit
(Jn3:1-15)

God lives (Rev10:6).
He shows His living existence and person (Ps18:25) and
To those who show that He lives He will appear a second time to bring salvation (He9:28).
 
Faith is believing that He lives and
The life of this faith is being born of the Spirit (Jn3:7-8) and showing that He lives, because
If not, the world cannot know Him.
 
While a ghost is the person of a dead man and people fear its appearance,
The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of Jesus (Ac16:7), whose dwelling Christians long for.
 
The Bible contains the story of God showing
His mercy, justice, purity (Ps18:25), uprightness (Ps92:15) etc
At many times and in various ways (He1:1), that is,
Through the angels (Ge18:2), Moses (Ex3:2, 3:16-17, 4:1), and the prophets (Jer6:21; Am7:14-15).
 
Despite the fact the sanctuary revealed the majesty of Jehovah the living God (Ps68:34),
Israel became corrupted and thus fell to misery (Dt4:25).
Nevertheless the prophets spoke of the one coming to
Revive the Lord’s work (Hab3:2) of revealing the Father’s heart (Mal4:5-6).
 
Yesua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would show the existence and the person of God who is from the beginning (Jn1:1, 14),
Not through the angels or the prophets
But through the Son in the last day (Mt16:16; He1:1-2).
As such, with the heart of the Father, He had compassion on
The crowds of men and taught them many things (Mk6:34),
Healed the sick (Mt14:14), fed the hungry (Mt15:32) and
Wept with those who were grieving (Jn11:33-35).
But He rebuked the hidden unclean spirits and the Pharisees.
 
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1)     Showed His person who submits to the Father who lives (Lk22:42; Jn10:18; Php2:6-8);
2)     Judged the devil, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3)     Had compassion on all men and shed His redeeming blood on them (Lk23:34; Eph1:7).
 
He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and
The Holy Spirit whom He sent came
To bless those who have not seen yet believed (Jn20:29; 1Pe1:8).
 
As the Son submitted to the Father’s person
He lets believers submit to the person of the Holy Spirit
So they show that Yeshua Christ is living.
The Holy Spirit, invisible as the wind (Jn3:8),
Through the men born of the Spirit
Shows the existence and the person of the living Yeshua.
 
The man of the Spirit is he who
In the past was full of jealousy, envy, violence, malice, extravagance, pleasure-seeking,
Wicked habits, excessiveness — a selfish man,
But now has tossed everything like rubbish (Php3:7-8),
Striving to live a life of mercy, obedience, modesty, and dedication,
To show that Yeshua lives
Through his changed person and life,
For he longs to finally see the Lord face to face
When He will appear a second time to bring salvation (He9:28).
 
O Lord,
If unclean spirits possess the body and show their existence and person,
How much more if I am “possessed” by the Spirit of Yeshua?
Even if the world calls me crazy,
Let me show that Yeshua lives
Through my testimony and through my changed life.
Lord Yeshua, You live! You are alive! Amen!