Second birth ... seeing the world in a new light

Morning: Psalm 89:1-18; Judges 12:1-7; Acts 5:12-26

Evening: Psalm 89:19-52; John 3:1-21

Last night we sat talking with our son and his wife, sharing their excitement about their first child, who will be born in September. When Jesus told Nicodemus that he must be ‘born from above’, Nicodemus was more confused than excited. Maybe he came to know later what Jesus meant? Perhaps life took on new meaning and purpose for him. I suspect the light dawned on Nicodemus eventually that, in Jesus, God was making Creation anew, and he could see the world afresh, in that new light. Birth is like that ... both times! We emerge from darkness into light.