We all have one thing in common

and we have the human nature

and the human nature beyond our skin tone, our skin type, our racial identity, our tribal affiliations, our hair texture or our eye color,

the human nature also comes with a sin nature,

I mean a nature that is liable and inclined to rebelling against the standard of God

and it is inbuilt, inherent so no one needs to learn how to sin

and this nature damages the soul and extends that corruption through the body to the physical world

so the sins of others can hurt us and our sins can also hurt other people

and the body will act based on the orientation of the soul and the soul will be trained by the human spirit which at birth is affected and infected by the sin virus.

And sadly friend, a lot of people have settled for managing this condition by doing external renovations and reformations and many others make efforts to conceal it,

they keep it hidden with their jobs, their social status, their wealth and their association but every attempt to manage this nature ends in futility

because the effect of the virus will keep showing up,

it shows up in the anger that we can't control, in the sexual appetite we cannot manage, in the addictions that take over our faculties and destroys our bodies, in the language that we can't censor, in discouragement that rules our lives, in dysfunctions that we cannot deliver ourselves from

and many pretend to be okay but a distorted soul will always bring destruction.

And friend, this virus creates a heightened view of self through a perverted lens

so there's so much emphasis on self, find yourself, be yourself, love yourself and some in the process end up in a concept of self that is conceptualized by satan, my life, my body, my choice

and which is the disguise for bondage, perversion and evil.

And in all of this, the world makes you say to yourself, I was born like this but God says to you, you need to be born again

and being born again is the only way to be free from this virus.

The Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

So the Bible says, so liberty is liberation from anything or anyone holding you hostage illegitimately.

And at salvation, the Holy Spirit begins a transformational work in you by coming to dwell in your human spirit

and He's not all about external reformation or infection management, He transforms you spiritually.

So as you walk with the Holy Spirit, you realize that the true mark of spiritual growth is that you're changing.

Friends, no one can change himself by himself.

So don't try to do what only God through His Spirit can do for you and in you.

Friends we are being transformed whether you feel it or you know it and the Holy Spirit is at the center of it all.

Have a blessed day friends!