John 18:36a Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:

Being born into this spiritual kingdom means it is not of this world and the rules of this world do not apply. So why do we try and apply worldly rules to His Kingdom? Perhaps because that is all we know for the moment. What we know makes us comfortable. What is unknown makes us insecure.

The best way to adjust to Kingdom Living is to come to know the King who rules in your heart. We might not even be aware of that at first because He is kind, gentle, and understanding. He is going to love us first. As a newborn is loved, we are loved.

1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.

Since security needs to be established the King and the counselor will address the most pressing issues required to build trust in any new born. What that might be is different for each of us. The method is the same.

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

We begin to see and hear with spiritual ears and eyes in our reading of the bible. Bible reading is essential in coming to God and understanding His ways.

Psalm 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

The false ways are the ways of the world and Satan’s lies.

John 14:16-18 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Comfort is security and that builds trust.

Picking up where we left of yesterday: The King and the counselor love the born again in the same way, knowing we are helpless to help ourselves in this new life. How can they do that for a babe in Christ that is of an age and experience in the world with conceptions based on a world ruled by the prince of the power of the air, Satan?

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Satan’s realm is fear based. To contrast the world we lived in with the Kingdom of God, fear is replaced with love, mercy, grace and peace. We see these words uttered over and over again by Jesus to His disciples, “Fear not, it is I.”

Since the King and the counselor are new residents within our hearts, every care is taken not to frighten us. He loves us and wants a close personal relationship. The King and the counselor will know how to talk to us so that fear is avoided. We are all different in experience and we cannot expect the King and the counselor to approach all of us in the same manner. What they do is best described as loving us into submission.

The work of getting to know the indwelling King is the responsibility of our counselor, the Holy Spirit. All this is performed on a spiritual level and done with these new eyes and ears. Spiritual eyes and ears are not of this world.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

When we are born of water, we do not see clearly at first. We have not yet learned to focus. We hear the sounds of our parent’s voices but understanding of the language comes with time. We learn the language of our parents. Why do we think that being born again should be any different?