The Breath of Life!

Elective surgeries are very different! When things 'happen' to us, we somehow think, it is God's will that we have to go through that path and that He is in control, come what may! But when you opt for a surgery or a line of treatment, you are somehow not sure as to whether it is God's will or not! There was a fibroid in my uterus, but it did not give me any trouble whatsoever, and it was found to be benign too. But I somehow 'wanted' to get rid of it and I opted for a total hysterectomy! I was very troubled. I waited on His Word for assurance to know if my decision was right. The Word God gave me was, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). All through the days of investigations, the operation and the postoperative period, I clung on to the Word that said, "The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are life."

As I finished reading the Consummation story of Revelation and started reading the Creation story of Genesis, what stood out was the Spirit of God giving life! In the book of Revelation, Jesus said that those who obeyed His commandments will have the right to the tree of life (Rev 22:14). The Bible says in Genesis 2:7, "Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."The Bible says in Genesis 1:2 that the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters when the earth was without form. When the Spirit of God entered the nostrils of Adam, he became a living soul! This Spirit of God was not part of the chaos, but it was this Spirit that gave form to the earth and life to Adam! Many times, we feel like our lives have become a mess, filled with problems with no solutions and relationships with no life! What can do we do at times like that?

My friend, remember the life-giving power of the Spirit and ask the Holy Spirit to hover over our mess, our shattered relationships and unsolvable problems. The Lord in His own way will breathe life over them for the Bible says, "God makes all things work together for the good of those who love him" (Romans 8:28).

Categories: Weekly DevotionalsAuthor: Hephzibah StephenDate: 8th July 2019 Share: newsletterDisplay date: 10th July 2019

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