Letting God Work THROUGH Me

John 3:1-21

Inspired thots:

1) It is an irony that Man thinks he does NOT know, or does NOT want to know, or THINKS he knows ~ but he doesnt.

Previously, the Jews questioned Jesus over His authority to perform miracles; they didnt know.
Now, Nicodemus thinks he knows just because Jesus performed miracles; but the bible did warn us that Christians can be deceived by the devil who can perform miracles too. (2 Thess 2:9) ~ albeit 'counterfeit miracles'.

So let me not be proud of what I can do but only allow God to do it through me...

2) Nicodemus was perplexed at Jesus' statement of being BORN AGAIN. 'How can...?' our common unbelief query; maybe an indication of our limited understanding of the things of God!
It is definitely a case of 2 very different worlds ~ earth and Heaven ~ although Jesus has taught and mentioned them. The things of the world must be kept on the earth while the things of God are heaven-bound; so the case of BORN AGAIN ~ Salvation. Thus, a 2nd birth!

3) Only those of that kind can 'speak of what they know', 'testify to what they have seen' (v11). 'Only the one FROM that place' can tell what it really is like. How true! For example, a Chinese will not really understand a European and vice-versa eventhough each may claim otherwise, unless they were raised up or lived with that culture for a long period. Thus, Christians need to start living with God to know more about Him than the earth which they had been living in. It's like being a migrant!

4) What strikes me MOST is that the man who does God's will, will step out into the light and he shall be seen for what he HAS DONE and that HAS BEEN DONE through God! Our deeds or works are recognizable by others when we allow God to work in us; and if it is God working in us, we shall not hide about it but stand up and out with it; compared to the devil's or self.
Amazing!