John 3:1-3
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
Have you ever wondered who invented the night light?
When our children were babies, we used one so we could go in and check on them in the night. As they
grew, they demanded a little light in their room to ease their concerns over noises in the dark. Children get nervous in the dark a little light can be reassuring. I was surprised to find the night light was invented in 1965. It seems like it should have been around longer.
The man who invented the night light was the father of four children, Abe Donsky from Connecticut. His invention has been helping people who are afraid of the dark for almost 60 years.
Nicodemus, a very wealthy and very powerful leader at the Temple in Jerusalem, came to Jesus after dark. He desired to better understand what Jesus was doing. He was extremely respectful to the young son of a carpenter. In this passage. Nicodemus regards Jesus as a fellow rabbi, or Jewish teacher. He has taken note of the amazing acts and powerful teaching of Jesus in the temple complex. Nicodemus asks Jesus to turn on a little light for him, he wants to see more of what God is doing. Nicodemus wants them to work together, he just needs a little night light from his fellow teacher.
In verse three, the Savior tells Nicodemus he will need more than just a night light to see what God is
doing. Nicodemus needs entirely new eyes. A little light won’t help the old man see what’s going on. Jesus isn’t going to instruct Nicodemus in better living, kinder behavior, or improved will power. Jesus makes it plain that He did not come to turn on a little light to improve the teaching of the Pharisees.
Jesus came to make Nicodemus an entirely new creation. Nicodemus will have to start all over again after he is made new and then relearn everything he knows from Jesus.
In John 8:12 Jesus tells everyone, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
Following Jesus is more than just going to church, saying some prayers, and being less afraid of the dark. Following Jesus means seeing Him as Lord, obeying His direction, and starting your whole life over again in Him. He needs to give you new eyes. Eyes that see Him as Lord and follow His path. Eyes that no longer need a night light, because when you walk with Jesus you walk in the bright light of the Son.
“No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
Do you have new eyes?
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