First Kiss
March 10, 2010
I don't think that God was somewhere up in the sky from which he breathed and his breath travelled thousands of miles until it ended up in a piece of pottery that came to life and became Adam. This event was intimate – it was love’s first kiss – the kiss of life.
God took clay and made man by sharing His breath with us.
Gen 2:7 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. NIV
Jesus breathed on us too.
John 20:22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. NIV
With that breath the Holy Spirit was released on the earth and a short while later Jesus left His last breath circulating around the planet:
Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last. NIV
In a matter of weeks that breath found it’s way into an upper room where the embryo church was about to be born.
Acts 2:2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. …4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. NIV
Yes! It was just like the first sound a baby makes – the church was born.
God has been sharing breath with us for a long time now. No wonder it is so good to follow Christ – we have his breath (His Spirit) in us.
However you feel today – remember it is God’s breath that is in you.
Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. NIV
You have life, because you have breath. Your breath comes from God and it is Christ that lives with all of us who follow Him.
If the only sound you can hear today is breathing – rejoice that it is yours and it comes from God. Your breath is evidence from God of His love and desire for you. You are not some lump of clay, but a living breathing son of God!
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