Nick at night

Thursday February 21st, John 3: 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him." 3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." Nick comes to God seeking the light in the chaos of the night. The term “born again” means born from above. Too many Pentecostals try to conger up the born again experience and end up with only an endorphin rush. Sort of a one night stand with God they hope to repeat some day. Too many main line Protestants are afraid they will lose control and end up speaking in tongues and so hold the spirit at bay and learn many good Biblical principles in church when they go. Both extremes suffer from wanting to be in charge. God tries to work through these barriers and sometimes succeeds but too often our free will gift to be able to say no wins the day and loses the spirit. On a continuum between God control and your control, where would you mark where your life is right now? I don’t know if it is true, but we are told that prayer can move mountains, I do know it can move marks.