THE BREATH OF LIFE

Proclamation:

"The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7 (NIV)

Explanation:

These Holy Spirit inspired words of God were thought to have been written by Moses even though he was clearly not present when the events occurred.  The title of the first book of The Old Testament, Genesis, in Greek means “origins” while the Hebrew translation means “in the beginning.”  After creating the heavens and the earth by speaking them into existence, (Genesis 1:1-8) God then created man. (Genesis 1:26-27)  God created man from the dust of the earth but man did not become a living being until God breathed into him the breath of life. (Genesis 2:7)

Application:

God gave us our most precious gift, the breath of life.  One day each of us will have to give it back to Him.  The dust of the earth and the minerals that make up our physical bodies will one day return to the dust of the earth. (Job 34:15 and Psalm 104:29)  The breath of life, which is the spirit within our bodies, will return to The Lord God who gave it to us. (Ecclesiastes 12:7)  This life is short and it will soon be over. (James 4:14)  We should live our lives, our temporary existence here on earth as living souls, as if we value and appreciate God for giving us the opportunity to exist.  We should thank God for all that we have and for every blessing that we have received, and we should live our lives like we are grateful to Him for being alive and having the breath of life.  Our spiritual soul will live forever, but not our physical bodies.  Just how and where our soul will spend eternity will depend upon our relationship with Jesus, The Christ. (John 3:16 and Revelation 20:10 and 15)  The choice is ours, please choose wisely.