Revival: The Breath of Life
Richard A. Bradley
Genesis 1:26-28
Genesis 1:26-28: 26 Then God said, ''Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.''
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ''Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.''
Genesis 2:7
7 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 being.
What is revival? The strictest meaning of the word indicates that someone has lost their capacity to breathe - they've lost their breath - and need to be revived. A drowning victim needs to be revived. Someone who dies on the operating table needs to be revived. They need to get their breath back. Without physical breath we'll go back to the elements of the earth.
Just as we can lose our physical breath and need to be revived, we can also lose our spiritual breath and need revival. I don't mean that believers can become lost. However we can become unresponsive to God and that produces a wide range of problems in the Christian life. Unbelievers don't need to be revived - they need to be saved. Only believers can lose their spiritual breath and need revival.
There is nothing like getting your breath back once you've lost it. If you've ever been extremely out of breath you know what I mean.
GOD'S BREATH GIVES US LIFE
7 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 being.
The word ''to form'' in verse seven literally means ''to squeeze'' into s ...
Richard A. Bradley
Genesis 1:26-28
Genesis 1:26-28: 26 Then God said, ''Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.''
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ''Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.''
Genesis 2:7
7 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 being.
What is revival? The strictest meaning of the word indicates that someone has lost their capacity to breathe - they've lost their breath - and need to be revived. A drowning victim needs to be revived. Someone who dies on the operating table needs to be revived. They need to get their breath back. Without physical breath we'll go back to the elements of the earth.
Just as we can lose our physical breath and need to be revived, we can also lose our spiritual breath and need revival. I don't mean that believers can become lost. However we can become unresponsive to God and that produces a wide range of problems in the Christian life. Unbelievers don't need to be revived - they need to be saved. Only believers can lose their spiritual breath and need revival.
There is nothing like getting your breath back once you've lost it. If you've ever been extremely out of breath you know what I mean.
GOD'S BREATH GIVES US LIFE
7 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 being.
The word ''to form'' in verse seven literally means ''to squeeze'' into s ...
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