Saturday, 27 June 2020

Born Again

Adam and Eve lived in a garden
It was the Garden of God's presence
Eden - Delight!
You could say, 'They lived in God'
Winsome and Bright.

But they turned aside
Their eye moved away from God
To the tree that could make one wise
And to each other
They had taken their eye off the True Prize.

Why?
Why be born again?
Born anew
Water, and of Spirit
Into the One Who is called Faithful and True.

God's answer:
New life begins, with Jesus
New life begins, in Him
We're all born into a perishing life
But God didn't leave us out on that fractured limb. 
Tuy Loan River Baptism, 1968 | "'I Baptize You in the Name o… | Flickr
Bible verses: 
John 3:1-8, 10:10, 14:6
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
1 John 5:11
Revelation 19:11

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