Under the cover of night, Jesus has an extended conversation with Nicodemus about the coming kingdom of God. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, and as such, likely assumed that God’s kingdom had a lot to do with your birth right as a child of Abraham. Jesus turns the tables on Nicodemus by saying, “no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”(Jn 3.5)  This points us to the important work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. To be born of the Spirit is to have a complete upgrade into a new operating system. The Holy Spirit “re-births us and renews us” (Titus 3.5) so that we can perceive the kingdom of God and experience “eternal life”. (Jn 3.16)  This is more than just a one time decision, but an event and a process. Just like Nicodemus, it’s easy to be confused by all this born again language. Yet if we press into this mystery, we will discover the new world that the Holy Spirit wants to birth into our lives today.