I hope you have had a chance this week to spend some time in John chapter 3, the story of Nicodemus and his encounter with Jesus. Nicodemus is a man who comes to Jesus with questions, ones that prompt Jesus to speak some of his most well-known words about the Kingdom, everlasting life and what it means to be “born again.”
This interaction is beautifully captured in a dialogue in the recent TV series, The Chosen, which is where we’ll start off today. This 10-minute scene imagines how this conversation may have happened between Nicodemus and Jesus. It’s a moving representation Jesus’ words from John 3.
When prompted in my video, please hit pause and click here to watch this powerful scene beginning at 35:27 –> https://youtu.be/5fldru4OUAo?t=2127
Nicodemus: “Is the Kingdom of God really coming?”
Jesus: “What does your heart tell you?”
Nicodemus: “My heart is swollen with fear and wonder and can tell me nothing except that I am standing on holy ground. (Kneeling, kissing Jesus’s hand, and quoting from Psalm 2): “Kiss the Son lest He be angry and you perish in the way….”
Jesus (raising Nicodemus to his feet and finishing the quotation): “…Blessed are all those who take refuge in Him.”
Dialogue from The Chosen
Is the Kingdom of God really coming?
Nicodemus from the TV series, The Chosen
In this episode I’ll also share a story of a time when we saw God’s Kingdom at work through healing, and how it brought so much more than physical restoration alone.
I hope you enjoy today’s episode. Now that we’ve laid a solid groundwork to understand God’s Kingdom and Holy Spirit, I’m really looking forward to next week when we will move on to learning more about angels and their role in His work on this Earth as it is in Heaven.
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Blessings,
Worship Lyrics
Follow along in worship with me with the lyrics to “God I Look to You” below:
God I Look to You Ian McIntosh | Jenn Johnson God I look to You, I won’t be overwhelmed Give me vision to see things like You do God I look to You, You're where my help comes from Give me wisdom, You know just what to do And I will love You Lord my strength And I will love You Lord my shield And I will love You Lord my rock Forever all my days I will love You God Hallelujah our God reigns Hallelujah our God reigns Hallelujah our God reigns Forever all my days Hallelujah