Did Nicodemus come at night because he was scared that other Pharisees would see him talking to Jesus or did he come at night because he was busy during the day? Other Pharisees came during the day, they even followed Jesus around, but Nicodemus came at night.
Nicodemus was an Important Person, he was a member of the ruling council. He was impressed by the miracles and knew that they could not possibly powered by anyone other than God. Pharisees were very devout and were searching for God. I am sure I would have been a Pharisee, somebody who worried about whether they were doing God's will, whether they had a deepening relationship with God. God said he would return and they expected it, just as I do. I try to teach. I try to share my spiritual journey with you as a guide to your spiritual journey- a map or a guide book - a Lonely Planet for the Soul.
A teacher should always willing to learn so that they can better teach. Perhaps Nicodemus had come for a lesson, to see this person who was pushing forth the frontiers of the evidence of God in the world. Jesus was as obtuse as usual. A new thought- new birth, a birth for the spirit.
Birth brings a change of environment. It is a release from the closeted environment of the womb into the world of independence. Our body survives without the umbilical cord, we take nourishment and grow. So it is with the spirit. We take nourishment and grow. And as with the wind we do not know where it will take us.
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