God Gives Life And Breath

Sunday February 20, 2022

Recovery

Often when we come into recovery and begin to learn the ways of God, we do not fully understand why God has given us life and breath. God who made us in His image has given us everything we need for life and godliness, and He wants us to know that giving and receiving from Him are part of the purpose and plan He has for our lives. God wants to teach us His principles, so our lives will be patterned after His will and our desire will be to walk in His ways.

He is the God who made the whole world and everything in it. He is the Lord of the land and the sky. He does not live in temples built by human hands. He is the one who gives people life, breath, and everything else they need. (Acts 17:24-25a ERV)

Not one of us is here by accident for the Scriptures teach us that God knew each of us before we were even born and had a plan for our lives. Many of us, who for various reasons ended up in unmanageable lives, have never stopped to consider that we were born into this world as tiny babies. From God we freely received life and breath and perhaps never knew that God intended us to be instruments for good in this world. God is a giver and because He loved us so much, He gave us Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins.

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life. (John 3:16 ERV)

God made us to communicate with Him and He with us. As children some of us were never taught about God or His purpose for giving us life. Now, through prayer and meditation, we are improving our conscious contact with God and gaining knowledge of this God in whose image we are made, the God who gives us life and breath. We can ask God to reveal His will for our lives and to give us the power to carry it out.

This teaching is a treasure that you have been trusted with. Protect it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives inside us. (2 Timothy 1:14 ERV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I confess my life is not according to Your good plan. My desire is to know You and the purpose for which You gave me life and breath. Amen

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