Miracle of Life

Today as I was out running errands I passed a church marquee that read, "You can't be good enough to get into Heaven, you must be born again!"

My mind began circling around the idea of being "born again" into Heaven and this thought occurred to me, people have no problem understanding the fact that you have to be born first to live on this Earth. You don't ever introduce yourself to a new friend and ask, "So, how do you believe you got to this Earth?" We don't ponder various theories of how people arrive here on Earth. Even the biggest sceptic doesn't walk around saying, "There are many ways you can get to Earth, there is no one true way." They don't say it because they would sound crazy...everyone knows there is only one way to get to Earth. You are conceived by a man and a woman, you are nurtured in a womb and ultimately you are delivered from that womb.

Let's think about the word "delivered" for a moment. When we think about being delivered it usually means we are escaping something painful or seeking something more meaningful. We talk about people in history being delivered out of captivity. Now think about being delivered into Heaven - you leave behind the suffering of being separated from God and you enter into the most meaningful relationship you will ever experience, a personal relationship with God!

Why is it so hard to understand that there is only one way to get to Heaven? And that the path to Heaven involves being born? You are born onto the Earth, why couldn't you be born into Heaven?

Our spirit is conceived by God, and during our life here on Earth He is nurturing us in hopes that one day our spirit will be delivered into His kingdom. I have never seen a documentary on the birth of the spirit, but that birth is just as miraculous as being born of the flesh! Ask anyone who has ever been delivered from sin and separation from God! Like our lives are forever changed by being born of the flesh when we leave our mother's womb, once we are born of the spirit we are never the same again! The difference in a person's life after they are born again is not forced upon them, the changes are as natural as the changes an infant experiences as they learn to breath and cry. Have you experienced the awesome wonder of being born of the spirit?