Day 3

As God the Holy Spirit led John to write His Word, He made sure that He included Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus. We read in John 3:1–2, Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; 2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do th...

Jesus wasted no time getting right to the heart of Nicodemus’ problem. We read in John 3:3–8, Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born...

Jesus did not let Nicodemus’ unbelief stop Him from challenging Nicodemus to the truth that he would have already known. We read in John 3:9–11, Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what...

Jesus continued to challenge Nicodemus, as we read in John 3:12–15, “If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will 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 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be ...

We know that the fullness of God’s love was revealed in Christ our Lord. The Scripture we first read today is so familiar that often we pass by it too quickly. We read in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” God’s greatest demonstrati...

What many people miss when it comes to Christ our Lord is what Jesus shared about Himself in John 3:17, “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” Jesus was sent to save the world and not to judge it. So many lost people over the last two thousand years have only seen God a...

Since Christ did not come to judge the world but to save the world through His death, burial, and resurrection, it’s no wonder why God judges those who choose His judgment over His salvation. Jesus said in John 3:18–21, “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the n...