HAPPY NEW YEAR, ADORED ONES!

John 3:1,4 says,

• There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “What does it mean to be born again?  How can a man be born when he is old?  How can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Jesus answered him in verse 6 by explaining that your spirit is the part of you that is born again.  When you say “Yes” to Jesus and receive Him as Savior and Lord, that is when you are born again.  

Romans 10:9-10 further says,

• If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.

When you say “Yes” to Jesus, you receive His forgiveness, you are cleansed from all sin and from all unrighteousness.  The Spirit of God literally makes His home inside of you!  Now, you aren’t programmed anymore to sin ~ your entire DNA has been changed to want to live holy and upright before God and man.  In fact, it becomes hard to live the same old way because you are now programmed to want to say “Yes” to Jesus. 

Remember, though, that saying “Yes” to Jesus isn’t just a one time thing.  It’s not just praying the “sinners prayer” and then still live like a sinner.  You have to wake up every morning and choose to say “Yes” to Jesus in your minds, your attitudes, and your actions.  You have to say “Yes” to His Word and come into agreement with His promises.  Just like you exercise and feed your bodies on a daily basis so that you’ll grow and become strong, you have to exercise and feed your spirit man if you want to grow and be transformed into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ.  

I encourage you today to say “Yes” to Jesus with your whole heart.  If there are any areas of your life that been closed to God, open your heart to Him.  He loves you with an everlasting love and has a future filled with hope for you.  

Keep saying, “Yes” to Jesus every moment of every day and you’ll see your life rise to a new level that you never dreamed possible.  

Saying “Yes” to Jesus,

Lisa Gordon

Gordon Ministries