God is as good as He is great.
When I think of the fact that His breathe gives life, I don’t understand why He
is so meek. Without God’s life, we would be nothing more than vessels formed
from earth. Man is in truth, very fragile. It only takes for God to withhold His
breathe from us and our journey on earth ends. No one can explain how life
enters a being; we know not now it happens. It is indeed a true expression of God’s
benevolence. The more one thinks on that, the more one sees the depth of God’s
goodness. That He would be so good as not to hold back breathe from the wicked indefinitely
is a sure evidence of His goodness especially because He knows He can do it. All
life exists because of God.
Deuteronomy 32: 39 “See now that 1, I am He, and there is no god
besides Me; It is I who put to death and I who give life.”
If for any reason, anyone or
thing loses life and requires restoration, God is able to deal with that; He is
the originator anyway. Difficult and almost impossible as it often seems to us,
restoration of life is not a big issue to God as long as it aligns with His
will. Recall the bible’s account of how man was made. All it took for dust to breathe
was for God to breath into it. It is certainly not out of place to call on God for
this purpose, whether it is physical or spiritual life needed. He restores any form
of life on any and all levels. The thing is, we often forget to turn to God
when we need life. For physical life, we turn to the doctors and God definitely
uses them, but even then if His breathe isn’t there, the doctors are helpless. They
use machines sometimes to keep people going but those have to be switched off
at some point and if life is not restored, the person will not survive. As we
go to them for help, we must seek life from He who alone has it to give.
John 11: 25a “Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the life.”
Interestingly, the life God gives
does more than keep people living. It is active and fills us with joy. The life
is activated on the inside of us and flows out. It releases joy, peace and several
other good things that not only make us a delight but delights us and keeps our
mind healthy. This God’s life is health to our spirits, souls and bodies. It
has been said that a healthy mind is one of the recipes for good health. The
problem is that we often forget to also call on Him, alongside doctors or other
men, when our minds are troubled. A troubled spirit is sick and so is a
troubled mind or body. If our minds are troubled, they are unhealthy and the
word of God is the best cure because Jesus Christ, who is the life, is the word.
He also is God whose life strengthens our minds when it gives up on itself. He
not only heals the mind but keeps it going because He gives life and does so
abundantly. If invited, He heals and if the healing is a process, He is also a
Balm that softens the pain while the mind is becoming whole. Doctors have
confirmed that medicines do not heal the mind, they just make chemical adjustments
to the body that they hope will help; but this God’s life heals.
John 10: 10b “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
Psalm 16: 11 “You will show me the path of life; in your presence is
fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.”
1 Peter 1: 8b “Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you
rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.”
Sometimes we turn to other people
or things for life for our minds. That is expecting too much from any human who
also depends on God for life for their entire being. The most man can do is
ignite a fire which leads one to the Source of Life Himself. Of course, the
expectation that someone will give us life is bound to be disappointed which
leaves one feeling even worse than how they felt initially. Even if it looks
like it worked in the immediate, it can never be a long term solution. God’s
life which heals the mind is most often transmitted By His Spirit through the
spirit of man to His mind. God wants to give fresh life to every mind that
needs it and heal every mind that needs healing. Please give Him a chance. Your
mind is not too far gone, He can’t restore life to it. He is waiting for you to
call on Him.
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