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Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, “You must be born again.” The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.’
- John 3:5–8 (NLT)
 
I come from a time when kids played outside all day. Parents didn’t track us with phones or timers—they just said, “Come home when the streetlights come on.” I could be in my own backyard making roads in the dirt for my brother’s Matchbox cars, or at the park rolling down a hill in freshly cut grass.
By the time I came inside, I was covered in dirt—hands, knees, feet, hair. And without fail, my mother would send me straight to the bath. No arguments. No delay. And stepping out of that water—clean, fresh, reset—felt so good.
That’s the picture I think of when Jesus talks about being born of water and the Spirit.
The refreshing God offers isn’t about scrubbing away mistakes or trying harder to stay clean. It’s about renewal. It’s about the Spirit doing what only He can do—washing, restoring, and breathing new life into us. We don’t control it. We don’t fully understand it. Like the wind, we can’t see where it comes from or where it’s going—but we feel its effect.
The Holy Spirit refreshes us from the inside out. He removes what clings to us from the world and reminds us who we truly are. We don’t just need correction—we need renewal. Again and again.
And just like that childhood bath, God’s refreshment isn’t meant to be a one-time thing. It’s an invitation to return, to be made new, and to step back into life lighter than before.
 
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