Breath of God

There are so many songs written about the breath that God has given each of us...

"Blow, mighty breath of God", "This is the air I breathe",  "It's Your breath, in our lungs, so we pour out our praise",  "Holy Spirit, breathe on me", etc. , etc.

In Genesis 2: 7 we see, "And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." 

Before the breath of life that came from God and was breathed into the nostrils of this dust-formation called man, that's all man was...a formation of dust, a mud-pie. But with the breath of God we become a creation of the Most High God, created in His Image, in His Likeness, the Crown Jewel of God's creative process--made for His glory, to give Him praise.

When our earthly existence is over, that breath leaves us. It is that breath that defines what it is to be alive. We cannot be alive without breath, it is the breath we breathe that oxygenates the blood that courses through our veins.  After we cease to breathe--we die, and we resort back to the natural state of where we were before God breathed life into Adam. Back to dust. Ecclesiastes 3:20 KJV,  "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."

But while we live, while we contain the breath of God, let us give part of that breath back to Him in praise.  It is for that purpose we were created.

Psalm 89:1 KJV,  "I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations."

Psalm 92:1 KJV], "[It is a] good [thing] to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:"

Psalm 95:1 KJV,  "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."

Psalm 96:2 KJV, "Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day".

Psalm 104:33 KJV, "I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being."

Psalm 147:1 KJV, "Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely."

Notice, there is nothing in these versions about musical style, ability or talent. Just sing! While we still have breath!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Bro. Jeff