The complexities of this world are more than any one person, or any combination of minds can discern. The perplexities are beyond what human nature can comprehend.

We have yet to be unified in our understanding of how life began and how people breathe and move about in the vast space that we call the universe.

Adults with all their education — feeding on information that men from one generation to another have compiled — continue to add more and more to the uncertainty of life here in this present world. Their technologies only generate more power for delusion and destruction.

NEW WORDS, NEW LIFE

Jesus told His disciples, “Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” What did He mean? If we study this man, His life, and His words, we learn that He was teaching a new thing not known before He began His ministry.

“The kingdom of heaven” – Greek — ouranos, meaning, the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings”
Heaven is another world beyond this one — a spiritual world that requires conversion — otherwise, we are incompatabile.

Jesus’ life and His words are recorded in the Holy Bible, in the second section, known as The New Testament.

The first part, The Old Testament, is a record of life, written by men of the Jewish faith, From creation through the history of the nation of Israel, we learn of God, the Creator, who was with His people through generations of hardships and promises for a better life beyond this world.

FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE

Jesus was the fulfillment of this promise, who at the age of 30 gathered 12 men and taught them about the God of the Old Testament.

He showed them a completely different way – by a totally radical mindset.

By His actions in response to every person, every word, every action, every need, He presented a new means for men to see, think, speak, and relate to others.

He portrayed a life of purpose and meaning no man had ever shown or taught.

HIS WORDS — HIS POWER

His words not only brought meaning to this life, but the power in His words for eternal life.

Those who have believed Him and followed in His teachings have been transformed and seek to live as He lived.

This world is no longer complex, nor are His followers perplexed, but they understand this world – its chaos and confusion – how to relate and respond differently.

Jesus taught that we must begin again – to start over – to be ‘born again’ – spiritually.

A FATHER WE HAVE NEVER KNOWN

As ‘little children’ – infants—we experience what it means to have a new ‘Father’ — a Father who never leaves us, but abides in us — His Spirit through our spirit, forever.

Jesus’ life, and identifying Himself as the Son of God, shed new light on the meaning of our creation.

His teachings bring us to understand God differently than the world sees Him.

His Holy Spirit ‘makes us alive’ as He teaches us the truth – truth that we cannot receive in our ‘old man’ – the only self we know and through which we formerly lived.

As with His teachings and the power of His Spirit, we learn to live supernaturally in this natural world.

His Spirit, by which God gave life at His Creation, in us, was subdued and taken captive. 

Until and unless we are converted and become as little children, we live under the power of an enemy, in a hostile world that lives in sin against God, the Creator.

We are ignorant of our personal rebellion against a Father who gives us the very air we breathe and the power to move and have our being.

Only His Spirit can do this work in us. Just as we have no power to birth ourselves naturally into this world so only He can give us the power for an eternal life with Him.

We are reconciled and renewed and brought into fellowship with our Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, through whom we are bought, sought, brought, and taught.

CHILDREN WHO LOVE, REJOICE, AND OBEY

The remainder of our natural life is sanctified by the working of His Holy Spirit of truth guiding us into all truth and living through us – to His Glory and our joy in Him. As His children, we enjoy the life of Christ within us to love, enjoy HIs presence, and obey – for His glory and our joy with Him and all His children.

This life begins here but never ends.  

Our Father, abiding in us forever, closes our eyes and returns His Spirit and our souls to Him  in His timing.

“The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” The Shorter Catechism

Out Father in heaven, by the power of your Holy Spirit abiding in us, make us to know you and your Son, Jesus, whom you sent to die for our sins and bring us to you. We need to know you as our Father and the eternal life you give us now. Turn our hearts to you and grow us in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ and conform us to His image — in whose name we pray. Amen.

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