The Wind Blows Where it Wishes

In the previous blog, I wrote about the freedom of God as “the wind blows where it wishes…” (John 3:8). In this post, I want to continue on that thought.

Verse 8 again, “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

We can’t see the wind and we can’t see the Spirit of God. But we can see the effects of the wind on objects under its influence; and we can see the effects of the Spirit on persons who are controlled by the Spirit. The Bible calls this the fruit of the Spirit.

Jesus is saying in verse 8 that everyone who is born of the Spirit is regenerated as a result of the wind blowing where it wishes. In other words, being ‘born again’ comes as a result of the free will of the Spirit of God who redeems whomever He wishes.

In John 10:27, Jesus refers to the security of His sheep, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”

So after Jesus explains the free will of the Spirit in verse 8, Nicodemus responds in verse 9: “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

What Jesus is explaining can’t be rationalized without spiritual enlightenment. The Spirit alone can grasp what the flesh can’t even perceive.

Notice in verse 10 where Nicodemus is called “the teacher of Israel.” He was the highest religious teacher among the Pharisees and he knew the OT quite well.

The fact that one can know Scripture and be supremely religious and still miss the point is why being born again is so important.

Unless you are born again you cannot enter heaven. Jesus said you must place all of your trust for eternal life on Him and His finished work on the cross. Believe that God raised Him from the dead and follow Him for the rest of your life.

Remember, the true sheep of Jesus are those who hear His voice and follow Him.

For His Glory,
Pastor Kevin

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