BEING BORN AGAIN— A SPIRITUAL REALITY

OCTOBER 17 2025

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is

a new creature: old things are passed

away; behold, all things are become new

(2 Corinthians 5:17).

Once, a respected Jewish teacher, Nicodemus by

name, came to see the Lord Jesus. He was a ruler

among the Jews, but despite his religiosity, something was

missing. The Master looked at him and made a profound

statement that cut through all his religious knowledge and

rituals: “...Except a man be born again, he cannot see

the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

Nicodemus, somewhat flustered, asked, “How can a

man be born when he is old?” But the Lord Jesus wasn’t

speaking of physical birth; He was revealing a deep

spiritual truth. Being born again isn’t a mere religious cliché

or phenomenon but a spiritual reality. It means receiving a

brand-new life, the life and nature of God Himself.

When you were born again, you weren’t brought into a

religion; there was a supernatural transformation. It was an

actual rebirth. Your human life was supplanted by the divine

life at the new birth. Something actually took place in the

spirit; you were brought from death into life and immortality:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,

and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,

and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed

from death unto life” (John 5:24).

Now that you’re born again, you’re born of the Word

by the Spirit of the Lord: “That which is born of the flesh

is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again”

(John 3:6-7). 1 Peter 1:23 says, “Being born again, not

of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word

of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

The Bible also says in John 1:12-13, “But as many

as received him, to them gave he power to become

the sons of God, even to them that believe on his

name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will

of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” This is

what it means to be born again; you’re literally and vitally

born of God, with His life and nature in your spirit. You’re

taxonomically different from the non-Christians. As Jesus

is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). Hallelujah!

PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the supernatural life of Christ

that’s now at work in me. I’m born of the incorruptible

Word, which lives and abides forever; I’m not an ordinary

person. I’m a new creation, born of your Word and your

Spirit. I live the higher life, full of glory and righteousness.

I walk in victory every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

John 3:3-8; James 1:18; Galatians 2:20

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 & Jeremiah 1-2

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 6:22-29 & 2 Kings 3