Breathe Again
John 20:22
And with that He breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus calls Sardis to wake up, He is not commanding them to try harder. He is inviting them to breathe again. The word for Spirit in the Bible carries the same meaning in both Hebrew and Greek: breath, wind, life. The Holy Spirit is the breath of God that gives life to everything He touches. Without that breath, our worship becomes mechanical, our prayers become routine, and our faith becomes dry. Sardis did not need a new method; they needed a fresh wind from heaven.
Spiritual revival always begins with divine breath. When God breathes on a person, what was dead begins to live again. What was stale becomes fresh. What was heavy becomes holy. The call to “receive the Holy Spirit” is not a one-time experience; it is a daily invitation to inhale the presence of God and exhale the distractions that suffocate our faith.
If you feel spiritually winded or weary, remember that the same Spirit who hovered over the waters in creation is the same Spirit who fills your lungs with life today. God is not calling you to manufacture power but to receive His. The Spirit of God is not far away. He is as close as your next breath.
Prayer:
Holy Spirit, breathe on me again. Fill me with Your presence and revive what has grown weak within me. Let Your power flow through me until everything dead begins to live again. Amen.
And with that He breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus calls Sardis to wake up, He is not commanding them to try harder. He is inviting them to breathe again. The word for Spirit in the Bible carries the same meaning in both Hebrew and Greek: breath, wind, life. The Holy Spirit is the breath of God that gives life to everything He touches. Without that breath, our worship becomes mechanical, our prayers become routine, and our faith becomes dry. Sardis did not need a new method; they needed a fresh wind from heaven.
Spiritual revival always begins with divine breath. When God breathes on a person, what was dead begins to live again. What was stale becomes fresh. What was heavy becomes holy. The call to “receive the Holy Spirit” is not a one-time experience; it is a daily invitation to inhale the presence of God and exhale the distractions that suffocate our faith.
If you feel spiritually winded or weary, remember that the same Spirit who hovered over the waters in creation is the same Spirit who fills your lungs with life today. God is not calling you to manufacture power but to receive His. The Spirit of God is not far away. He is as close as your next breath.
Prayer:
Holy Spirit, breathe on me again. Fill me with Your presence and revive what has grown weak within me. Let Your power flow through me until everything dead begins to live again. Amen.
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