Today's reading is John 1 vs 1-18
Here we have detailed in a few verses exactly who Jesus is, and what the impact of Him coming to live with us is.
Jesus was with God the Father before the world was created, and was a involved in that creation process, and yet, when he came into the world He had created, that world did not recognize Him. But verse 12 goes on to say that anyone who does recognize Him, who receives Him in to their lives and believes in Him, will become a Child of God, born again, but this time of God.
We don't always like the term 'Born Again Christians', but that is all the New Testament has to offer, there is no other way of being a Christian. Jesus tells Nicodemus
"I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
In our society, being a "born again" Christian is usually taken to mean playing guitars, clapping in church and insisting on turning every conversation round to Jesus. But this is not the Bible's view of being Born Again. To be Born Again is to place Christ central in your life, to die to yourself and to live for him. It's got nothing to do with what songs you sing or the style of worship you enjoy.
Being born again is like having a heart transplant. You no longer live for yourself, but Christ lives in you. But the practical outworking of this can be a slow process, slowly becoming more like Jesus. How-ever, we do need to ensure that our progress, whether slow or fast, is in the right direction!
Tim
