Moments frozen in time
Travelling back from the West Country my mind was caught up in listening to the rugby on the car radio.
This was the old rivalry, Scotland verses England. Scotland was winning… Such was the tension that as the game preceded I realised that my mind was not on the rood or my driving but the game. With 5 minutes to go I pulled into a service station to listen as the game as it came to what I thought would be its rightful conclusion, Scotland ahead by two points, a certain win on the cards. But, with seconds to go, ball in hand an Englishman took a drop kick, the ball sailed over the cross bar giving the English a one-point win…I kicked the tyre on my car.
A moment frozen in time.
Johnny Wilkinson did a similar thing at the World Cup, and this moment is frozen in time is often recalled and replayed.
I was there in 2009 at the Oval on the last day of a five-match series with England winning the Ashes. A moment frozen in time. Nobody can take that away from me.
My DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid); is by the way Scottish, you might have guessed. This is my identifier, my inheritance, uniquely mine and genetically linked to others of the clan. One might call it my ‘moment frozen in time’. Whilst hidden away in the being that I am, my DNA can trace its heritage back to my dad, his dad and so on, maybe back to Adam himself, (although I don’t think Adam was a Scot!) “DNA: The fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable.” (Wiki).
DNA is a defining quality that can only be identified through complex science. When compared to other identifiers my DNA always points its finger to me. It cannot change its identity. If I was a criminal on the run DNA might help bring me to justice. Equally it might also help to provide my freedom. We know that those folks who love to trace their ancestry DNA can be a very useful tool. For some folks DNA has provided their identity, those born in pain and suffering, who may have been fostered or adopted, discovering the past can be a very painful experience.
Sin
Yet DNA cannot measure sin. Yes, it can place a person in context to where sin has taken place, their DNA fingerprints are all over the scene! And yes, I inherited my ability to sin, and its DNA trail leads right back to Adam. There are moments in time that are frozen in my mind that I would not like others to see; or have recorded in any format. None of us likes to be called a sinner. The bible tells me that I can be born again; as a consequence of this I have a new DNA. I have a Father who is immortal; I’m a brother to a Prince, and to a Spirit that connects us all who know Jesus as saviour. My old ancestry is frozen in time; my new DNA is being written in the Book of Life.
The consequence of sin is death, this can be overturned, and new life received which nothing then can take it away. There is a new DNA in town called Forgiveness of Sin, it is not scientific as we understand science. But rather it is based on love, compassion, understanding and requires a very simple act to have its effect, its outcome is caught up in a moment of time. And it’s absolutely free. A small query in the right place will bring forgiveness of sin. Want to know more? Ask Jesus, his DNA is God the Fathers what he gives to us is his love when we say sorry for our sin and ask for forgiveness. His promise is Forgiveness of Sin and his Holy Spirit living within us. Our new DNA. Jesus said I have to give you new life,
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