Yesterday was my birthday! But so what? Well a friend of mine sent me a text saying that I should reflect on my spiritual re-birthday. This was a great message -- I was already thinking about it so it was a great reminder.
Yesterday, I was thinking...
1. My first birth date is pretty insignificant
2. I will eventually cease to live on this earth and I will live eternally
3. I was re-born in the Lord Jesus Christ and now I have a real reason to celebrate.
My spiritual re-birth is the true reason to be rejoicing. I lived most of my teen years believing I was a believer - but I was not. When I truly came to believe on Jesus as the God-man, Messiah, Risen Bodily Savior, I was about 22 years old. Before then, I said that i was "saved", but I did not believe in the person of Jesus.
- I had said a prayer to receive Christ, but did not believe in the deity of Christ.
- I went to church, but did not know Jesus was the Creator of the Universe
- I led musical groups, choirs and ministries, but did not even know what the term "Son of God" meant
- I lived a moral life in the eyes of carnal men, but I did not know anything about the scriptures or that Jesus was God.
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