The Breath of the Almighty

Scripture:

Job 32:8 "But there is a Spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent".

Observation:

Job's friend Elihu is about to tell his version of why Job is going through the problems he is going through. As he starts his comments, he throws out this little saying that is totally true. He lets his friends know that God's Spirit is within people which makes them intelligent.

Application:

Man was made above the animals and is different than every other living thing. Into man alone did God breathe the breath of life. In giving man the breath of life, God gave him an advantage over every other living thing. Man is wise and intelligent because God breathed into him. Man is powerful because we have the breath of the Almighty in us. We were created in the image of God and then God breathed His life into us. God is powerful, if He breathed life into us, then we are powerful. God is intelligent, if He breathed into us, then we are also intelligent. We need to understand this better and we will walk differently.

Prayer:

Father, open the eyes of my understanding to see Your plan for us clearer. I want to fully understand being made in the image of God as well as being filled with Your Spirit. Help me to walk in the reality of being "filled with the Spirit". I want more of You in my life.

Yours Forever,

Jeff