John 3:8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
John 3 speaks directly to my heart, my struggles, in two specific ways: the need for understanding and the need for acknowledgment. Verse 8 speaks to the need for understanding. Jesus talks to Nicodemus about the fact that you don’t have to understand the way of the wind to see it at work. So it is with the Spirit.
John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less.”
In verse 30, John the Baptist is talking to his disciples about Jesus and the fact that more people are going to Him for baptism. John is not angry or upset. He knows that’s the way it should be—Jesus’s glory is proclaimed while John’s pride takes a back seat.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Lord, Thank You for knowing my heart and understanding my struggles. Thank You for loving me too much to let me continue with a divided heart. You gave me this deep knowledge to understand and this understanding that people need to feel acknowledged and appreciated. Help me use them only and always to bring You praise and glory. Amen.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Have a blessed day.