READ: JOHN 3:1-8
The Bible addresses the
rich and the poor, the uneducated and the educated, the old and the young, the
urban dweller and the city dweller. It is a complete book as there is no aspect
of human life that is not addressed. In today’s reading, we are introduced to
Nicodemus. He was an eminent personality who came to Jesus by night to avoid
being seen. He was well-placed in the society. Being a ruler of the Pharisees,
he would have been called a Bishop in our days. He came to Jesus with a nagging
question, ‘How can a man be born again?’ Something told him deep within his
heart that if he died on the spot, he would not make it to Heaven.
Nicodemus was afraid of death and what would follow. Many great people have discovered that achievements do not satisfy. Power, money, academic degrees, position and fame cannot satisfy. Even as a president of a country, there is a lingering vacuum in your heart. Nothing else can fill that void.
“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons” (Genesis 3:7).
Adam an Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit. Immediately, they discovered they were physically naked. Until then, although they were naked, they were clothed with God’s glory. When God departs from a man, he becomes naked and empty. Adam and Eve tried to replace the spiritual covering with leaves, but the vacuum persisted like the case of Nicodemus, whose position and achievement could not fill the void. What are the fig leaves with which you have replaced God’s glory? Is it church or your secular activities? Physical activities cannot cover your spiritual emptiness. You need the return of God’s glory. Give your life to Christ today and cultivate a relationship with Him. If you are spiritually covered, your physical nakedness does not matter. Physical covering and activities cannot satisfy your spiritual needs.
Nicodemus was afraid of death and what would follow. Many great people have discovered that achievements do not satisfy. Power, money, academic degrees, position and fame cannot satisfy. Even as a president of a country, there is a lingering vacuum in your heart. Nothing else can fill that void.
“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons” (Genesis 3:7).
Adam an Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit. Immediately, they discovered they were physically naked. Until then, although they were naked, they were clothed with God’s glory. When God departs from a man, he becomes naked and empty. Adam and Eve tried to replace the spiritual covering with leaves, but the vacuum persisted like the case of Nicodemus, whose position and achievement could not fill the void. What are the fig leaves with which you have replaced God’s glory? Is it church or your secular activities? Physical activities cannot cover your spiritual emptiness. You need the return of God’s glory. Give your life to Christ today and cultivate a relationship with Him. If you are spiritually covered, your physical nakedness does not matter. Physical covering and activities cannot satisfy your spiritual needs.
MEMORIZE:
GENESIS 3:7 –And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they
were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.
