The New Birth | Smith Wigglesworth Daily Devotional

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The New Birth | Smith Wigglesworth Daily Devotional "As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." Jesus told Nicodemus that the new birth is not flesh and blood — it is the life of God, as real as God, as true as God. Today we go to the very root of everything: the moment when what is from above enters into what is below, and a dead soul becomes a quickened spirit. In today's wonder-filled and deeply personal message, we explore what the new birth actually is, what it actually does, and why this new creation — once born — can never truly be bound to the earth again. In this message, you'll discover: Why Nicodemus could not understand the new birth — and why neither could we, until it happened What it felt like when regenerating power came like the wind and could not be seen but only felt Why the seed of God — not the germ — is the right way to understand what has been planted in you What you were before His life came in — and what immediately changed the moment it did Why aspiration, desire, and prayer rise automatically when God's life enters Why it does not matter where you are — in exile, isolated, far from comfort — if this life is in you Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:49 — "As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." Additional Reading: John 3:1–21, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 1:23 THE LIFE OF GOD: Jesus told Nicodemus that the new birth is not flesh and blood — it is the life of God. It is a spiritual life, as real as God, as true as God. We are formed in God's very image. He has quickened us and made us to be like Him with an inward, spiritual life continually forming a new man in us after His order. IT CAME LIKE THE WIND: I was once exactly where Nicodemus was — saying "How can these things be?" Then there came by faith a regenerating power that made me know I was born of God. I could not see it, but I felt it. It had a tremendous effect upon my human nature, and I found I was a new creation. I found I wanted to pray, to talk about the Lord. I will never forget saying "Father." THE SEED OF GOD: When you are born of God, God's nature comes in — the seed of God, because we are conceived by the Word, quickened by the power, made after His order. What is from above has entered into what is below, and you have become a quickened spirit. You were dead, without aspiration or desire. As soon as His life comes in, aspiration, desire, and prayer ascend — lifting higher and higher, moving toward heavenly things. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE: If you are in exile — isolated from everybody, far from any human comfort — if this life has gotten into you, you will know that when He comes again, you will go to meet Him. This new creation cannot live bound to the earth. It always lives soaring higher — higher and higher, loftier and loftier, holier and holier. 🙏 PRAYER POINT: Ask God to stir afresh the seed of His life in you today — letting aspiration rise, desire rise, prayer rise — soaring higher and higher toward the heavenly Man whose image you were always meant to bear. 📖 Subscribe for daily devotionals that take you deeper into the life of God — from the new birth upward, higher and higher, loftier and loftier, holier and holier. 💬 Do you remember the moment His life came in — like the wind, felt but unseen? Share your new birth story in the comments. Your testimony is someone else's invitation. #DailyDevotional #TheNewBirth #1Corinthians1549 #BornAgain #NewCreation #SeedOfGod #ChristianFaith #QuickenedSpirit #ImageOfTheHeavenlyMan #SmithWigglesworth #BibleStudy #ChristianLiving #SoaringHigher #JohnChapter3 #WhatIsFromAbove

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