New Birth

Sharon and I have loved two wonderful boys into the world. The birth of Jaden was more routine - if you can say any birthing process is routine - than with Cohen. If personality is a reflection of the birthing process then Cohen is going to lack any kind of patience. Birth is a passive act. The enwombed child contributes nothing to the delivery. It is the mother who is celebrated after the birthing process. No one gives the newly born infant high-fives and congratulation hugs. No, we give the baby a pacifier not a medal. Mom deserves the gold. She exerts the effort. She pushes, agonizes, and delivers.
After witnessing the birth of both of my sons, I have a new appreciation for girl-power. It is the mother who pays the price of birth. She doesn't enlist the child's assistance or solicit the child's advice. Why would she? The baby can't even breath without umbilical help, much less navigate a path into new life. When the mother's body says it's time the baby comes.
Jesus says neither can we navigate a path into a new life without the help of our Parent. Spiritual re birthing requires a capable parent, not an able infant. How much were you involved in the decision when you first came into the world? Were you consulted? Were you asked? Did your parents get your permission? Just like you were loved into existence by your parents. We are also loved into a new birth through our heavenly Father. Everyone knows John 3:16 (For God so loved the world . . . ). Most of the time we read this passage as though it is saying, "For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son." But a more accurate way of understanding this passage is by interpreting it saying, "For this is the way God loved the world: he gave his only Son." The way we understand God's love is in the giving of Jesus Christ. How would your life be altered if you truly believed that God loves you with a sacrificial love? Fully grasping this might just bring a born again experience!