The answer that did not answer, but spoke to the nee

Joh 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Joh 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus says we know you are a teacher come From God, for no one can do what you do except God be with him.

Jesus answers and says except a man be born again he can not see the Kingdom of God.

That was not what Nicodemus vocalized or said.

It was what Nicodemus needed to hear, but it was not close to what he had said

Is it not truly fascinating that Jesus always says what they need to hear, He doesn't respond as much to their outward talking, but to their inner questions, the ones keeping them awake at night.

The conversation starts off with flattery as most men do, Jesus cuts right through that and gets straight to the point.

You must be born again.

Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Jesus, seeing the man and knowing his heart, gets right to the point. You must be born again. Man is born of water in the physical birth, yet he must also be born of the Spirit to see the Kingdom of God. He spends time with a leader, a master of Israel explaining the concept that Nicodemus could not grasp. He spends time doesn't get frustrated or run out of patience, and He witnesses to a man who is a master of Religion.

We have made you must be born again a punchline but Jesus in earnest teaches a teacher of this need for a Spiritual birth.

How much more important must it be for us to tell them -

Ye must MUST be Born again?

Behold the Lamb of God

I found this very interesting this morning as I started the Gospel of John.

John the Baptist was asked by the Pharisees if He was that Prophet, or The Messiah.

Joh 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

Joh 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Joh 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Joh 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

Notice he says no I am not, after they sent people to question him.

Yet the very next day at the river Jordan, the Messiah shows up and what is said?

Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

John the Baptist tells the multitudes and the messengers and all who would listen that this man, Jesus is the Lamb of God. This man Jesus is the One he spoke of just the day before.

John the Baptist, the Testifier, the Witness does his job and tells everyone who the Messiah is.

When Jesus comes, after that ringing endorsement from John whom they approached and asked him who he was, they never asked Christ if He was that Prophet, or the Messiah, or Esaias.

They were told who He was, and they did not listen, they did not look, they did not want to know. Why? Because He came as a man, in our image, in our way. Not in what they considered to be the way a God would come.

Jesus was announced to the World, and the World?

The world did not care.

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