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John chapters 3 and 4 hold many significant messages! The
first section in Chapter 3 is titled “Jesus Teaches Nicodemus.” This Nicodemus
fellow reminds me of me in ways. He went to Jesus at night when no one else was
around. Nicodemus acknowledged Jesus as a teacher who had come from God. He inquired
about how a grown man could be born again. His question seems surface and even
quite silly. Nicodemus said, “How can a man be born when he is old? Surely he
cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
When I began my true and sincere walk with the Lord and
started spending time in the bible, I too had many questions that likely
sounded immature and unaware, but that’s exactly what I was. We all began
there, no matter what our age. Nicodemus was an important member of the
religious ruling class yet understood very little. We all have much to learn, and if we pay attention we will find that the more we know, the more we know we
don’t know. Perhaps that’s why we are called “children of God,” and the reason
He says we must be like children in our beliefs. Mark 10:15 "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." The Lord knows we will never be able to fully
understand because of our limited human mind within this earthly realm. Seeking
His heavenly world in awe and wonder as a child however, is what God wants of
us.
John 3 is the place in the bible where one of the most
famous verses appears. The Journey (A Bible for Seeking God and Understanding Life) states: This one sentence contains the greatest message from the
greatest source, describing the greatest love, demonstrated by the greatest
sacrifice ever given. John 3:16 “For God
so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son; that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3 concludes with John the Baptist’s testimony about
Jesus. Because he was there before Jesus, and baptizing, when Jesus arrived on
the scene, many went to John asking about Jesus. John reminded them; “You yourselves can testify that I said, I
am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him………He must become greater, I must
become less.” As John the Baptist, we are here to acknowledge the Lord, and
as we help to spread His word, give all the honor and glory to Him as we become
less. It is not about us, but about He who sent us. We are but a vapor in the wind. It has nothing to do with what we've done, and everything to do with who He is.
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