Breath of Life
Man is created out of the dust.
Today, we know how to specifically identify the various components that make up a living body—carbon and hydrogen and oxygen, etc.—but the Bible’s ancient words still suffice: we are made of dust.
It’s not what our bodies are made of, however, that gives them life; what gives us life and sustains our lives is the breath of God himself.
Every time you take a breath, you are receiving God’s breath. Yes, the air you inhale contains oxygen, but oxygen alone won’t make a dead body live—it’s God’s Spirit that does that.
This is why praise is therefore such an appropriate act: when we praise God it is the very breath we receive from God that makes our praises possible. God gives to us, and then we give back to him.
Take time today to breathe. And praise God for it.