We buy a potted plant from our local nursery, a native species or maybe an exotic plant; and often all we see is green growth, no flowers! Then, something wonderful occurs; a flower unique to that species begins to emerge, displaying all that amazing character of its imbedded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

‘In the centre of every plant cell, from algae to orchids- and in the centre of every animal cell, from jelly fish to you and me- there’s a copy of the organism’s genetic material. This DNA carries a complete blueprint of the organism. It’s what transfers characteristics from one generation to the next’ Ref. earthsky.

I find it most reassuring to know that as a Christian, God has passed on to us the nature of his Son the Lord Jesus Christ. When we took that step of faith in receiving Jesus, we became a new creation. Everyone that has experienced this spiritual rebirth knows they are not the same; an inner change has occurred!

Sometimes we see the Christian conversion experience as just dealing with the power and consequences of sin. Indeed, our Saviour did just that, when taking our fallen nature to the cross; he destroyed sin’s potency and consequence in our lives.

But God doesn’t leave a job half finished! God doesn’t just take sin out of our lives and leave it at that. No! he replaces it with righteousness. A vibrant and dynamic change takes place in the human spirit. There is now a spiritual seed of life operating within us, it is a seed that has God’s nature… like a spiritual DNA.

Ref. 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 3:9. NIV.