Nicodemus - from sinner to saint

Here is Nicodemus's first encounter with Jesus:
John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.  2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."  3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."  4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"  5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'  8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."  9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"  10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?  11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.  12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?  13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.  14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,  15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.  

Later, we find out the results of this encounter:
John 7
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them,  51 "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?"  52 They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee."  

Here is what happens later due to Nicodemus's faith in Christ:
John 19
39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.  40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.  

This is amazing! I had never noticed this before. The Bible, God's word, weaves everything together. God takes all the details and puts them into one cohesive plan. 

When I first read of Nicodemus questioning Jesus in John 3, he was one of the "bad" Pharisees trying to trick Jesus or get him to say something that would cause Rome to at the very least imprison him. I wrote him off as one of the villains.

However, in John 7, without fanfare or explanation, we see this same man trying to defend Christ by insisting that he have a hearing before judgment is passed. Everyone ridiculed him for this. He actually defended the very person all of his fellow Pharisees wanted to murder. That not only took guess, but He had to count the cost also. The cost? Maybe his plush pharisitical position?

Then in chapter 19, we find out Nicodemus had been secretly going to hear Jesus in the evenings since his first encounter. He then brings myrrh and aloes for burial customs in honor of his love for Jesus and in direct opposition to what the Pharisees wanted. He is risking everything, just as Jesus did, to follow Jesus and shows the world, and the Pharisees, that He is a follower of Jesus.

I wonder, do I risk anything to show the world I am a follower of Jesus? Does anyone even notice that I am a follower of Jesus based on my actions at work? At home? In public ? Are my actions as loving as Jesus's were, are?

Father, thank you for your amazing Grace, your attention to every detail of my life, of everyone's life. please help me to always be open about your love for us and my love for you. Please help me to always share about Jesus saving grace! In Jesus name I pray. Amen.