The Breath of God

Ecclesiastes 5:1 – 3

     Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

     The Lord has been showing me a word in so many different ways for the last few weeks and even though my physical situation in this world looks so bleak I’m so excited in my spirit. I was raised that if God said it in the word, then it is settled and it will come to pass if I will just believe that it is so. The word of God was given to men that were moved on by God as they wrote the word for us all to follow.  This is the breath of God; the word is full of stories and teachings for every situation that any of us may have to face in this world. We are highly favored and blessed in the Lord; all we need to do is claim it and it will come to pass.

     The breath of God is life for you can see it in every living thing that he has created upon this earth. It is in the seasons as the trees, flowers, and grass for at a certain time they change colors, fall, and will sprout into new growth. I heard a song the other day that a man from New Orleans sang and it’s also connects with this word that the Lord gave me; I believe it’s called “What A Wonderful World.” The breath of God is seen in the animals as they grow from young to reproducing more life and we are blessed to have meat, fruit and vegetables on our tables. You can also see the breath of God in us for it is through God that man has been able to learn so many things; God gave life to Adam when breathed into his nostrils and became a living soul (Genesis 2:7 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.) for our minds are constantly learning and growing but we also have to remember that 90% of wisdom is just common sense.

     It talks about having faith in Mark 5; it even shows us that if we use just a small portion of faith or as small as a grain of mustard seed we can move mountains. Just because our minds are not designed to believe anything our spirit does; your mouth is where you get the information but your spirit is where you process the information. We must sacrifice our physical bodies daily so that the spiritual body can do the work God knows it can do. Sometimes in a service (it doesn’t have to be in an actual church building) God comes down and to get something done He breathes on us. Some will dance, some will shout the victory, some will go out in the spirit, some will cry, and some will laugh. I have actually seen and participated in all of these actions over my lifetime in God.

     One of my most recent moments was after one of our mid-week services we were on our way home and we were listening and practicing the new song that my children and I are learning and the spirit of God come into that van and filled it up; it was as though he came down and blew on us; I had to pull over several times to shout the victory because I believed every word that came through this song and I can hardly wait till the Lord says we can sing it in service. The Lord inhabits the praise of his people, so if we could praise him in the good times, praise him in the rough times, but when we praise him in the bad times things will change. The breath of God will blow on you and your situation and you will find that it isn’t as bad as you thought it was for God had the situation under control the whole time.

     We must have a Word – Ruled mind meaning that we do not think with our minds but with the word of God for it is continually changing. Everything that the Lord tells us to do is unbelievable and impossible but it is doable for it cannot be done by ourselves. It is through obedience that (John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.) we can please him. Every day our spiritual body renews itself so that we can learn and do what is pleasing to God. Some folks seem to be on a fast from Jesus Christ; they are slacking in reading the word, prayer, attending service, and fellowship with our brothers and sisters. As we have heard many times, seven days without Jesus makes one weak.

     Jesus was not a wimp He spoke with authority and anointing in everything he did while he walked on this earth. Only god can create life and it is through the breath of God that we can gain strength and knowledge to keep moving forward. Christianity is an invitation to a renovation; it is the gospel of renewal. We do not have to choose between one dream or a blessing from the other; for you can have them all if we will just believe what the word says and follow through with our spiritual faith not our physical faith. Again the breath of God will give us the desires of our heart for all we have to do is follow the word of God, put on the whole armor of God, and keep our eyes on Jesus.

     Jesus is so much closer, it seems as though I cannot stress that enough, to coming back for us. What was wrong yesterday is still wrong today. God has not and will not change the word and he will not fail us for we are his children and he is our God of everything. Sometimes the troubles we are facing is due to the Lord as he stirs us up by making things a bit uncomfortable so that we can grow in the word and as we grow he breaths on us to give us strength so that we can stand the troubles we are facing.

     The winds of March will spread all the little seeds all about the earth so that when the showers of April come they will water the seeds to new growth in May. The same is similar with God; the breath of God spreads the spirit of life upon you so that when the rains of trouble fall you may gain strength, be healed, and/or restored so that you can walk in a new growth of the Lord that you have never walked before. He does all this because he loves us more than we can ever imagine but remember he loves us so much that he died for our sins.

     Remember we have to go through the troubled rains of April to get to the growth in May. God is still breathing life into each of us; just follow the word he has given to us and know that what we walk through daily is not wasted for God is preparing us for a greater destiny just as he did with Moses in the wilderness. I do not want to even wake up in the morning if I did not have Jesus Christ as my Savior and God my Father. When you are trying to keep a fire going you blow on it slightly to give it strength God does the same thing for us. As we go through the fire he blows on it slightly and we are strengthened immediately, all we have to do is believe for it is settled.

     Our previous experiences are just how the Lord let us practice responsibility and practicing accountability If you will look back over the things you have gone through in your life and the uniqueness of the complications in your life; which are the clues that unfold the destiny of your future because whatever you are going to be, you already are in seed form. Moses is a leader of Israel because he was a leader of sheep and survived in the wilderness (Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.). For God has been preparing us for what we are about to do for the best is yet to come.

     Jesus deliberately delayed coming to heal Lazarus and the sister told him if he had just been there she would not have lost her brother but she did not realize that there was a greater miracle in the making that Jesus wanted to do for her and for Lazarus. God will gather up all your fragments put you on a solid ground. Sometimes I think I’m just rambling but when I think of these writings as some of the fragments the Lord has and if you put them all together you may see that through the Love of Jesus and the breath of God we are special to Him. For all this is the seed of the word of God and let’s spread it all about so that rain can come and we can find new growth in our spirit.

Written By: Karen ReNee

More Scripture References to Study:

John 10: 27, 10, 2

     My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Proverbs 4:20 -22

     My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

John 16:13 – 15

     Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

John 6:63

     It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.