In
Genesis 7 it reads ... of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was
the breath of the spirit of life, died.
When
God saw that the human beings he created were evil, he took the liberty that
any creator of beauty has – to destroy it and start over. However, Noah and his family were spared.
Everything
else that God had breathed the breath of life into died – except the ones God
saved on the ark.
We
only keep breathing for one reason – and that is the mercy of God on our lives
to enable us to breathe another day and enjoy life.
At
any moment, if God wanted to, he could say no more – that’s it – because of our
evil ways. But wait…
We
have Jesus, our savior, who paid the price for all of that evil. And because of him we live. Because of him
that breath of life we received will be eternally there, never to be snuffed
out.
The
story of Noah’s Ark is a good one if you haven’t read it in a while. And realizing the sobering truth that every
breath we breathe is a gift from God should make us want to live a life of
righteousness before him, as we move, live and have our being in Him.
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