Genesis 2:7– “Then the Lord God formed a man
from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life, and the man became a living being.”
For the past five days I have been battling, winning and
learning from a bad bout with a sore throat.
In spite of the pain of the inflammation, tenderness in swallowing,
aggravation of not being able to eat; the biggest challenge has been the infection’s
affect on my breathing. As my body has
fought to regain its stability and the symptoms and discomfort have waned; the
lasting and nagging cough and shallowness of breath reminds me of how precious
it really is to move and process life-sustaining air.
Our scripture today tells of the wonder of God’s ultimate
gift of love as he breathed into man the essence of life. With each breath that we are able to take;
with every step we are able to make; with every hand we are able to shake –
GIVE THANKS! Until you have had the wind
knocked out of you – or suffered a bout with pneumonia or felt the side effects
of a chronic lung debilitating disease – or had what you thought was a simple
sore throat caught from sleeping under a fan – you might not realize the anguish
many go through just to draw breath to call on the name of Jesus. Remember them in prayer today. Give
thanks to our awesome God who orders our steps, collects our tears, numbers our
hairs and knows our every breath!
Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT
day! Be blessed. Dr. JoAnn
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