John 14:12 ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father’

DAILY READING – 1 Peter 5; Jeremiah 39-40; Psalm 138

In 2017, Pastor Joe Basile, lead pastor of the Encounter Road Church and Oxford University geneticist, George Busby embarked on a project that would combine faith and science. They were going to search for the DNA of Jesus.
Because of the recent tremendous leap in DNA technology, they were on a mission to test some of the most famous religious relics in hope they could reveal new information that could deepen science’s understanding of the man, Jesus.
As they embarked on this assignment, their main goal was to find a strand of Jesus’ DNA, which could help to provide new insight into this most important person in history.
Pastor Joe Basile and geneticist George Busby spent 25 days with a film crew going to holy sites from Spain and Italy to Israel and the shores of the Black Sea.
By extracting and analyzing samples of holy relics at each site, they hoped to retrieve a sample of DNA that possibly belonged to Jesus or a member of his family.
They used the latest scientific advances in DNA to investigate the world’s most famous holy relics, including the Shroud of Turin, The Sudarium of Oviedo and the newly discovered bones of Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist.
They looked at some of the oldest Bibles and ancient texts at the Bodleian Library at Oxford, one of the most celebrated libraries in the world.
They were able to go to places few people ever gain access to and looked at artifacts that were rare and incredible. Yet, at the end of the day, their searches yielded no results towards finding the DNA of Jesus.
The result of all their research with ancient artifacts and sites is recorded in a two-hour documentary, titled, ‘Jesus Strand; A search for the DNA of Christ.’

Science can only speculate regarding the DNA make-up of Jesus, since there are none of His DNA samples to analyze.
The genealogy of Jesus listed in the Gospels ends with Joseph, Jesus earthly father. Joseph’s lineage does not contribute anything to the DNA of Jesus, who is born of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus has a divine DNA directly from God, which cannot by ascertained by any scientific research.

Because we are part of His spiritual family, through new birth, we are also partakers of Christ’s divine nature and His DNA.
We share the same blood and life with Him.
And just like our genetic code reflects aspects of our family lineage, our spiritual DNA reflects that we are born of God.

1 John 5:4 tells us that whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world. Therefore because we are born of God we are born as overcomers. We are destined for dominion and extraordinary accomplishments.
The same blood of a winner and conqueror that flows through Christ flows through us.
Jesus said in John 14:12 ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father’
Because of the life and Blood of Christ in us, we are born to do great works.

As believers, we are born to be Champions.
Sometimes, it can be easy to think less of ourselves or believe we could never overcome certain situations. But we need to look beyond our physical limitations and focus on our spiritual heritage. Through Christ we can do all things. As He is, so are we in this world. Through feeding on His Word we are empowered for signs and wonders.
Because we are partakers of the DNA of Christ, there is no battle that is beyond us.
In our spiritual bloodline, we have what it takes to be more than conquerors in life. God has created us to multiply, subdue and dominate. We are designed for exploits, engineered for success, and endowed with the divine ability to triumph always through Christ.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You that I am born as a winner and champion by the Blood of Jesus. Indeed by the Blood I am more than a conqueror and I have the dominion over every challenge that comes my way in Jesus Name.

QUOTE
The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222