“If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust” (Job 34:14, 15, NASB).
Have you ever had a verse take your breath away (every pun intended)? This verse took my breath away when I read it recently. Yes, I understand that God has numbered our days. Yes, I know that God gives us life. However, I never considered that my life was dependent on the very breath of God.
Actually, the life of all flesh is dependent on the breath of God. We do not have life because we breathe. We have life because of the breath of God. It is an incredible statement.
When we return to the Garden of Eden, we see this truth in a simple way,
“Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7, NASB).
I always just took this verse in stride. After considering the verse in Job, it has taken on a more significant meaning. God’s breath gives us life. God’s breath sustains our lives.
Do we thank God enough for His breath of life? Just a pondered question I wanted to share. It has added meaning to my dependence on the Lord.
Mary studied Mechanical Engineering as an undergraduate student. While studying she traded semesters working at NASA in Houston, Texas. It was while working at NASA that she felt the tug on her heart that God had another plan for her life. Upon graduation, Mary proceeded to serve as a missionary for the next 11 years of her life; she served in Greece the last two years of her service. Upon returning from Greece, she pursued her Master's degree in Counseling, which led to a job with a major university. It was while working there that God did what God faithfully does, she found herself working as an engineer again as she managed major construction projects for the university. She also pursued her Master's degree in Engineering Management and her Professional Engineering License. Mary now on her ministry and writing. When Mary left missionary service it was her desire to return to fulltime ministry one day. She had her first outline for a book in 1989 (a book she has yet to write). Her first book was published in May, 2014 with the second quickly on its heels in December, 2014. She continues to write and is developing an evangelistic series of books centered around Jesus Christ. Her prayer is that her books will bless others' relationships with our Father God and His word.