Nicodemus was a religious man who was very interested in Jesus. He came to Him at night to find out more about Him.
    Jesus told Nicodemus, in the third chapter of John, that if he was going to see the kingdom of God, he had to be born again. He explained to him that there is a being born of water, into the fleshly realm, and there is being born of the Spirit into the spirit realm. He explained that it is like the wind--you can't see it, but you can see the results of it. The new birth happens by the working of God's Spirit in your spirit.
    He then explained that it is solely the result of a person acting on the Word of God in faith. He gave the example of the children of Israel who had sinned against God in the wilderness. God gave them release from and cure from the resulting death of their sin, by having Moses put a brass serpent on a pole and instructing the people to simply look at that brass serpent in faith, and they would be saved from their sin and it's penalty of death. Jesus related this to His own death on the cross for the sin of all mankind. He showed that if a person simply looks to His sacrifice in faith, then that person will not perish, but have everlasting life.
    He further explained that it is because of the love of God for the world, for all mankind, that this gift of everlasting life is given to all who will believe His word. He said that God does not condemn the world for their sin, rather, He sent His only Son so that the world, through Him, might be saved. He explained that the condemnation is when we continue in our sin and darkness and refuse to come to the light of Jesus Christ to be set free from sin.
    Then He finishes up His lesson to Nicodemus by telling him that those who are really honest with themselves ("he that doeth truth"), will come to the light and bare all, so that God is allowed to do His perfect work in their life by His unseen Spirit.
    What a gracious and complete explanation to one who is hungry for God! And with the explanation He concludes it with a loving invitation to Nicodemus to open his life to God in faith and allow Him to do the spiritual work in him that needs to be done.
    This is God's invitation to you, now.
    The Spirit of God is present in all the earth right now.
    The Bible tells us that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God", and that the "wages of sin is death" (Rom. 3. 23;  6. 23a). This is the condemnation, that our sin separates us from our loving Father God in the spirit realm. Life apart from that spiritual bond with Him is empty now, and if we should die in such a state of separation from Him, our spirit would spend eternity in hell because of our sin. And that's exactly why Jesus came and gave Himself for you, taking your sin upon Himself and paying the penalty of sin for you. He came, and has already done the work for you, so that right now you can be born again and become a new creation in Him. Like the wind, He does the work in you by the power of His unseen Spirit as you look to His Word and receive His Word in faith.
    The Bible says, "the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Rom. 6. 23). As you see Jesus, dying for your sin on the cross, you see your peace with God. It is in the person and work of Jesus. He did this for you, and offers you release from sin and all it's effects of selfishness, sickness, and the death of eternal separation from God. It is nothing you can earn in any way. It is simply the gift of God to be received now, by faith in His unfailing Word.
    Now, see Jesus. See that the work of your deliverance is now done. See that God gives you the gift of new, eternal life, now, because of what Jesus has done for you. The Bible says, "whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2. 21). See Jesus, and His love for you, and "call upon Him" by telling Him that you are giving Him your life right now. Ask Him to be the Lord, the ruler of your life both now and forever.
    This Jesus is the Lord over all. He has done the work to provide you a complete salvation. The power of all sin, all sickness, all satanic oppression, all poverty, and all things that are not of the blessing of God--all is now destroyed in the Almighty name of Jesus.
    He is the Christ, the Anointed Messiah / Deliverer. When you come to Him and give Him your life, He takes your sin away, and He puts His Spirit into you and upon you so that you are clothed with the same supernatural Spirit of God that clothed Him when He was in His flesh body on earth. How do you receive this abundance of mercy and grace from Him?
    Peter answered that on the day of Pentecost. He said, "Repent [turn around and change your mind toward Christ, to crown Him as Lord of your life], and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission [the putting away] of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2. 38, 39).
    Have you looked to Jesus and received His sacrifice for the payment of your sin? Yes? Have you given Him your life, asking Him, inviting Him to be your Lord and Saviour both now and forever? Yes? Then you have looked to Jesus like the sin-laden, snake-bitten Israelites looked at that brass serpent on a pole. That's how you get born again by the unseen Spirit of God. You look to Jesus in faith, and the Word says you are born again.
    You make your confession of the Lordship of Jesus in your life by being baptized in water. Jesus Himself was baptized by John the Baptist (Matt. 3. 13-17). When He was baptized, the Spirit of God came upon Him in the same manner that you would see a bird coming down and lighting on a person.
    This is what Peter was talking about on the day of Pentecost. When you come to Jesus and obey His Word, He births you into His kingdom and baptizes you (immerses you) with His Spirit. The new birth puts the life of God in you, and the baptism of the Spirit puts His supernatural power for service upon you. This is the "promise of the Father" that Peter spoke of on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2.38,39.
    When you come to Jesus, He heals you of your sickness and frees you from satanic bondages. He replaces hatred with love, and He heals broken hearts and relationships.
    He has purchased all this for you already by laying down His own life. He paid the penalty of sin for you. Now, He is arisen from the dead and is alive to impart His life, power, and blessings unto you. Hear the good news. It is all in place for you, now. Now, you can reach out in faith and take that which He offers you. Receive God's gift to you! Now, rejoice in what God has done for you. Thank Him, out loud, give Him praise. Tell Him that you receive all, now.
    The Bible says, "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation [manifest deliverance]" (Rom. 10. 10). As you live a life-style of hearing and receiving God's Word by confessing it and acting upon it with praise and thanksgiving, you are living the life of faith in Jesus Christ. This is abiding in Christ. This is living in eternal life.
    Now, live the life of love, not thinking nor speaking evil of any man, and the continual presence of the Lord with be with you and increase. In this way you will be blessed and be a blessing in every way both now and forever. Amen.
    "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever...and this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you" (1 Peter 1. 22-25).