The Breath of Life

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. Genesis 2:7

As the mother of four boys, there was nothing more precious than the sound of their first cry. My oldest son's cry cut through the air after a very long an hard labor. It lit up the room with laugher and tears. My twins, being breach were a different tale. My second born did not cry when they delivered him, and panic set into my heart. All I could think was, why is he not crying? What is wrong? Please! But when my third born came into the world with a cry, from across the room, I heard that sweet sound that was a call in answer to his brother. My youngest had the weakest cry of all four and had to be placed under an oxygen hood for several hours before I even got to see him.

Now, you might be asking yourself, "what do stories of her children being born have to do with the above scripture?", and my answer to you is this; everything. The first breath of air that my children, like all of us took, was due to our Father in heaven breathing the breath of life into us. I believe that life begins at conception, however, while in the womb, that baby does not breath air. That only happens upon delivery, and that breath is given to them only by God himself.

There is a second time in our lives when God breathes life into us, and that is upon salvation. He breathes eternal life into us when we repent of our sins, and ask Jesus to come into our hearts. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Like Adam, we receive the breath of life from our Father, and become a new creation in Him.

Have you ever wondered, when God breathed into Adam's nostrils, giving him life what Adam's reaction to receiving life was? He wasn't born like we were. He was hand crafted by an almighty creator. When he inhaled that perfect breath of life and opened his eyes, what was his first thought? Did he wonder who he was? From my own personal salvation, I know that I had that question upon getting saved. "Who am I in YOU, Lord? What is it and WHO is it that you have called me to be?" The answer comes from a personal relationship with Him, and only Him.