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March 28
Friday


NIC AT NITE

READ:
John 3:1-21
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I have come as a light
into the world, that
whoever believes in
Me should not abide
in darkness.
__ John 12:46
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According to the apostle John, Nicodemus "came to Jesus by night" (John 3:2). Was this Pharisee skulking under cover of darkness, embarrassed or ashamed that he, as one of the ruling class, was curious about Jesus?

Some have suggested that it was just cooler at night. Others have said that evening was a better time to ask Jesus questions because it was quieter and there were fewer distractions.

We really don't know the reason Nicodemus went to jesus at night, but John seemed determined to make a point of that specific fact. Every time he mentioned Nicodemus, he identified him by saying something like "You know who I'm talking about--the guy who came to Jesus by night" (see 7:50; 19:39).

Nicodemus, no doubt ,was quite moral and lived according to Mosaic Law. People probably thought he was a pretty good person. Yet none of that mattered. He was in the dark about who Jesus really was, and he wanted to know the truth. So he was drawn from the darkness into the presence of "the light of the world" (John 8:12).

Jesus calls us "out of darkness" too (1 Peter 2:9) and promises that whoever believes in Him will not stay in the dark (John 12:46).
__Cindy Jess Kasper
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`````````````Our search for truth is hindered by```````````````````
`````````````````The darkness of the night,``````````````````````
``````````````Until the Bright and Morning Star````````````````````
``````````````Reveals His brilliant light. __sper````````````````````
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Faith in Christ is not a leap into the dark
it's a step into the Light.

*****************Today's Bible Reading __ John 3:1-21*************

1 There was a man of the
Pharisees named Nicodemus,
a ruler of the Jews. 2 This
man came to Jesus by night
and said to Him, "Rabbi, we
know that You are teacher
come from God; for no one
can do these signs that You
do unless God is with him."
3 Jesus answered and said to
him, "Most assuredly, I say
to you, unless one is born
again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God."

4 Nicodemus said to Him,

How can a man be born
when he is old?..."

5 Jesus answered, "Most
assuredly, I say to you,
unless one is born of water
and the Spirit, he cannot
enter the kingdom of
God....

16 "For God so loved the
world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting
life. 17 For God did not send
His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but that
the world through Him might
be saved.

18 "He who believes in Him
is not condemned; but he
who does not believe is
condemned already, because
he has not believed in the
name of the only begotten
Son of God. 19 Light has
come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather
than light, because their
deeds were evil. 20 For
everyone practicing evil hates
the light and does not come
to the light, lest his deeds
should be exposed. 21 But he
who does the truth comes to
the light, that his deeds may
be clearly seen, that they
have been done in God."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Nicodemus was a member of the Sanhedrin, the council of 71 men
who constituted the highest judicial authority. Both he and
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin, risked
their lives asking Pilate for Jesus' body for burial (John 19:38-42). __SKT