The Breath of God

After God created the heavens and the earth, water and sky, oceans, rivers, various plants and animals, He created man. He took some dust from the ground and formed man. And then, he breathed life into him. (Genesis 2:7) He took Play-Doh and gave it life. The earliest form of claymation. (What is not to love about Play-Doh? It has to be one of the coolest things ever invented - http://www.hasbro.com/playdoh.


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His breath gave us life. Just pause and let that sink in for a moment. After creating everything - even light - he breathed life into matter. We'd be nothing but dust, a lump of clay, without his breath.

It seems like I'm beating this to death, but I really want to emphasize the awesome nature of what this means. He is in us. It's more than the Spirit of God, it's God himself, His breath in our lungs.

So, if He is in us, can't we pretty much do anything?

I'm not talking about a 47-foot high jump, or running the mile in 32 seconds. But I am talking about some pretty awesome, seemingly impossible things. For example, why can't we provide clean water for everyone - EVERYONE - worldwide? Seems like a big task, but why not? God created the lakes, rivers, streams (later polluted by man) - why can't we, with Him inside of us, solve this problem? What is holding us back? Trust me, this is as much self-talk as it is a prompting to those who read this, but why not?

The only thing holding us back is us, the self-imposed limitations we place upon ourselves. And I think the reason is because we view ourselves as so insignificant. We're only one of six-billion people - what difference can we make? Well, Jesus and his twelve disciples changed the world. But they didn't do it on their own. God was with them. Just as God is with us.

Or, I guess I should say, just as God is IN us.