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The First Step is to be born again. The image above represents the first step and every step after that is one more step in Christ being fully formed in you. It might look complicated at first, but it’s very simple. If you want truth instead of lies, you want to be born again. If you want to do good instead of evil, you want to be born again. It’s as simple as believing and receiving Jesus Christ as your Savior from sin, lies, and evil. If you haven’t been born again, He’s calling you right now through this class. Just say, “I receive you, Lord,” and it’s done.

The fact that you’re starting this series of devotionals means you’ve probably taken the first step of being born again by believing and receiving Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. You have realized the futility of trying to be righteous by your own strength and have accepted the price Jesus paid by dying on the cross for your sins. You have turned to Jesus and asked Him to be Lord of your life and have yielded yourself to His Holy Spirit. If not, you must realize that mankind separated itself from God by obeying the devil in the Garden of Eden a few thousand years ago. Since that time, every person born had a sinful nature that rebelled against God and did things that were wrong. God is just by nature, so rebellion must be punished. God had a plan from the beginning to pay the price of your sin. Jesus, God’s spoken Word Who proceeds from God and is God was born miraculously to a virgin named Mary. He lived a perfect life and never once obeyed Satan. Then, He was obedient to the point that He died on a cross to pay for your sins and the sins of the whole world. To meet God’s requirement of justice, God Himself paid your debt. He not only pardons you, but He also sets you free. And if you should sin again, He wall again pardon and set you free if you simply confess your sin to Him and ask for forgiveness. If you haven’t received Jesus as your Savior, do that now. He’s with you right now. Speak to Him. Tell Him you’re sorry for the wrong things you’ve done and ask Him to cover those sins with the blood He shed on the cross. He will then forgive you. Ask Him to set you free from habits and bad ways of thinking. Turn your mind over to Him and ask Him to begin leading you. Ask Him to fill you with His Spirit. He will do that for you.

Follow the by grace through faith way.

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. What is the first step in following Jesus?
2. What does it mean to be born again?
3. Why can’t you be righteous by your own strength?
4. Who paid the price for your sins?
5. How did Jesus pay for your sins?

Bonus question:

1. What should you do if you sin again after believing in Jesus?

Seeking God

Turn your attention to God right now. Take as long as you like. Ask Him to put a fence around you to protect you from other voices. Praise and glorify Him. Let His Spirit pour over you and through you. You may be able to even sense His presences as His love, joy, peace, and patience flow through you. Just spend this time enjoying His presence and giving Him all the glory. You can ask Him any questions you like, and He will answer you.

Search Engine Exercise

Type “Scriptures on being born again” into a search engine and find websites like biblestudytools, sunshynegray, or openbible that list many Bible verses on the topic. Use the ones that take input from the users rather than those that are trying to cherry-pick Scripture to prove some point. As you go through the verses listed, you will find that some are on the topic and others don’t fit very well. This is a great place for discerning which verses ones fit and which ones don’t fit. Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this. (Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.) Take what you learned, your notes or what you produced and videotape yourself. Become a kid influencer for Christ with your own social media platform by uploading your video as God leads.