Message for January 26, 2020 from Pastor Shirley

Now there was a prominent religious leader among the Jews named Nicodemus, “He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God. John 3:3

When Jesus was answering Nicodemus’ question I believe that he was referring to access to eternal salvation but also experiencing Kingdom living now.  Nicodemus said, “We know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus answered, “If you want to experience these things you are seeing  you must be born again.

When a person becomes saved spiritual vision is birthed within them. As born again children of God we have been given spiritual sight through the means of Holy Spirit.  The spirit has eyes if you would just see. Should our prayer be in the song we sing, “Open the eyes of my heart, Lord Open the eyes of my heart I want to see You I want to see You To see You high and lifted up Shinin’ in the light of Your glory Pour out Your power and love As we sing holy, holy, holy”.

Paul prayed for the Church at Ephesus that the eyes of their heart would be enlightened – Ephesians 1:18-19 “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,  and his incomparably great power for us who believe”. 

May our eyes be of single vision to see who we are and what we have been given because of Jesus our Savior!