"The Wind bloweth where it listeth"

"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The [W]ind bloweth where it [I]t listeth..."
(John 3"7-8)

Those who have entered into covenant relations with God, through Christ, can look forward to joys unspeakable. In fact, the half has not yet been told. Our Saviour, the Master Builder, has gone to prepare a place for those who walk with Him -for them who love Him, trust Him, and obey Him. They, like Abraham, look for a city made without hands; a continuing city. This hope sustains the faithful.

On the other side of this hope we find hopelessness. We find the promise of torment and separation from God and His blessings. This causes great heaviness and sorrow for the concerned saints. Another heaviness for the concerned saint is their inablility to convey the gospel to their unsaved loved ones.

At this point let the writer state a very unpopular belief he holds. He does not believe that every person is called to share the gospel. Not every person is called to witness. Every saint is called to be a witness but not to witness. In the often quoted passages like Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15, the Master is speaking to men which have been placed in the office of minister. When St. Paul speaks of gospel preaching in 2Cor. he uses terms such as, "we", "us", "our" etc. Paul, when using the above pronouns, speaks of himself, Timotheus, Silas and other fellow ministers. The writer understands this is considered an attack on the gospel itself, but he is not worried because it is a biblically defendable statement.

In light of the above... what is a mother, father, son or daughter to do with their unsaved loved one? "Marvel not". When the Wind or Spirit comes He will clarify all that needs to be understood by the sinner. The Spirit is "able to make one wise unto salvation".

One is never saved by the worry or clarity of a concerned saint or praying family member. The sinner is saved by the sovereign, clarifying, and regenerating work of God the Spirit.

My reader, live the gospel, love the Master, and commit your loved ones to God.

The Lord Jesus tells Nicodemus not to worry about his inability to understand the spiritual, because when the Spirit comes He will give the ability to understand. This text, if grasped with the hands of faith, can give great comfort to those with unsaved family and friends.