“Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” (John 3:3)
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)
My baby didn’t bring himself into the world. I’m the one that labored and pushed. His daddy caught him as he came into the world. The midwife cleared his airways so he could take his first breath. A baby was born, but the baby didn’t bring himself into this world.
When we were born again as believers, we didn’t do it ourselves either. God did the work. God regenerated us. He granted us faith. He caused us to believe. He saved us.
My baby can’t keep himself alive. He can’t do anything for himself. He needs to be fed. He needs to be changed. He needs to be held and comforted. He needs to be carried. He needs to be rocked to sleep.
And we can’t keep ourselves in Christ. Christ himself, by the Holy Spirit, is the one who sustains us. God regenerated us, God saved us, and God will keep us to the end when God will glorify us. None of our salvation is of our own doing, just as a baby doesn’t birth and sustain himself.
To God be the glory.
