Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Yesterday I gave you an incomplete answer in how you get born again. You might have missed these two tiny words within one paragraph that stated “it begins”. Yes it begins with an earnest seeking of God to rescue you from your sinful condition but there is more. There is more but this opens the dialogue with God for further instructions.

Acts 9:5-6 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Perhaps the most famous conversion holds the key to the next step once the dialogue has been opened. Paul acknowledges Jesus Christ as Lord and asks for a command. As learned as Paul was in the Hebrew manuscripts, he did not make a plan for himself in what was to be done next. He sought to be told what to do, surrendering self-will and accepting Christ’s Lordship.

Paul has surrendered self-will, now what?

Acts 9:10-12 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

Baptism of the Holy Spirit comes next.

How do I get “born again”?

Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Jesus died and rose again nearly two thousand years ago. How can I be buried with Him and be risen with Him?

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

What is this prayer of faith that saves me?

This is not a prayer that issues forth from your mouth, it comes from your heart. It begins with acknowledging that you are dead in your sins and that you are helpless to help yourself. If you want a verbal example it might sound like this.

Luke 18:13-14 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

There is nothing so special and peculiar about a prayer of faith that there has to be form and correctness. It just needs to be heart felt.

Psalm 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.