“Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.””
—John 3:3
Jesus used the term born again to depict the new, eternal life gained by receiving Him into our being. His blood destroys the darkness that keeps us from knowing God, and His Spirit birthed within us releases revelation to see, know, and walk with God the Father!
Precious one, being born again allows you to start your life over with a new Father to re-parent you. Although earthly fathers may carry the burden of guilt and shame, your pure, unburdened heavenly Father re-parents you with perfect, endless love, grace, peace, and compassion. No matter what your parents were like when you were growing up or what choices you made in the past, your heavenly Father wants you to see yourself through His eyes. To Him, you are like a beloved newborn child (1 John 3:1), freshly cleansed by Yeshua’s blood.
I challenge you today to begin a new walk with Father by envisioning yourself as an innocent, newborn baby looking up to learn who you are through the eyes of your loving Father. Newborns cannot see themselves, and all they know of their identity is what they see in their parents’ eyes. They have no identity outside what they see in their parents’ face. Father, El Rachum (the God of compassionate, motherly love), lovingly woos you to look to Him in prayer to discover who you are as His child. He invites you to begin a new journey of learning who you are through His eyes and His Word.
Beloved, seek the One who loves deeply, never worries, and remains confident in the future. Reach up to Him as a child and release your concerns to your almighty, safe Father. Take His hand today and let Him show you the way. Allow His Spirit to carry you into a peace that passes the understanding of this world. Remember, your Father is all-knowing and trustworthy; but most of all, He loves you. So cling to your Daddy and follow Him to the end!
Father, thank You for making all things new, and for the opportunity to learn of and know Your perfect, rachum love. Lord, You know me better than I know myself, and You see me as I truly am. So with my trust in You, my Father, I let go of the people and things I have clung to in the past and I look to You. Let me see myself anew through Your eyes, as Your beloved child whom You love unconditionally.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
