Nicodemuses

A deeper understanding.

7 Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.'
8 The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit."
9 Nicode'mus said to him, "How can this be?"
10 Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony.
12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."-John3:7-15

The Nicodemuses of this world seek for something, for knowledge or for truth that can be tangibly seen, heard or touched. Sometimes, if an answer is given to them but contrary to their expectations, either they turn away or go deeper down 'the rabbit hole.' Jesus is inviting us all to accept one truth - He is the Lord and Savior. Why, then, is this truth so difficult for some? What are they seeking exactly?

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A Generous God

For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread,[a] 10 or a snake when he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.12 [b]“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.-Matthew7:7-12

Why, then, are some people suffering, in pain and in sorrow? Many asked, many sought, many knocked, but God seems to be not hearing anything at all. God always grants a request especially from a person with a sincere, humble and contrite heart. Isn't it a daily miracle that we can still wake up and go to work? God sometimes grants a request after a certain period has passed. Is it delay? No, more like making things happen at the right time and place. And, if God never granted a request, it only means He has something much bigger and better to give. Jesus is inviting us all to never stop praying, and to always always ask from a generous God.

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