All the Host

Read Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

Isn’t this interesting, the separation made between the Lord’s words…and his breath.

When we speak, others can hear what we’re saying.  The words go into ears and sink down into hearts, whether good or bad, and they cannot be retracted.  Words are powerful.  God’s word is powerful – he made the heavens with his words.

But read on…

By the “breath” of his mouth he made their host.  In other words, the heavens were spoken into being, but then the stars that come out at night to illuminate the heavens were breathed.

There must be a distinction between breath and words.  Breath is only felt if we are near the one breathing.  One who breathes heavily near us is usually the one we love the most – our spouse or our children.

God is breathing near us.  Oh, he’s speaking too.  But his breath is illuminating the darkness.  All we have to do is sit still and let him breathe on us, and we will then shine and sparkle like the stars.

Pretty cool and something to think about today…