Breathe

Matt Miles • November 1, 2019

The Lord God is all about giving life where there is no life. We first see this in Genesis 2 when our Creator “breathed” life into His image-bearer’s nostrils. Even just moments before that life-giving breath, man was nothing more than dust of the earth – mere matter. Evolution argues that matter can bring forth life, yet matter without divine breath is, at best, atoms without completeness.

In Ezekiel 37, we are shown that the Lord’s breath brings life to dry bones – dry bones of those that bear His name, lost and without hope until the life-giving breath radically transforms those bones to new life for His purpose. Dead bones that echoed nothing but a curse have life by His inspiration and filling.

Lastly, in 2 Timothy 3 we are told that Scripture (God’s Word) is “breathed” by Him. It is life-giving as well, with the Lord’s breath bringing righteousness and inspiration to His followers’ lives. This breath is an ongoing, life-equipping sustenance that lets our lives reflect the image of the Living Word. It causes our minds to have drive for accomplishing His will.

The Life-Giver did not just initially breathe life into matter, but He also made the way for it to be redeemed when it was lost back to the dust. The life-filled Word refines us to completeness and shows us purpose since the beginning. Are you soaking up this life-giving breath daily by His Spirit through the Word? Breathe deeply and renew your dry and dusty bones with an intentional life. Blessings.

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