In the Christian journey or pathway, the Holy Spirit is always active in some way. Be it Christian conversion, our prayer life, or God’s guidance and provision in our lives, the Spirit of God is always involved. Before considering other aspects of Christian experience the part that the Holy Spirit plays should be mentioned first; it is the way God does things… by the creative power of His Spirit!

The first verse of the Hymn BREATH OF GOD is the perfect introduction to such an important consideration:-
Breathe on me Breath of God
Fill me with life anew
That I may love what you would love
That I may do what you would do

It seems to me, that one should think about this subject as the BREATHING of God, it gives the emphasis of ACTION! We can talk about the Breath of God all day, and even discuss Christian doctrine at length; but all that is pointless unless God breathes… for that is when things happen!

For a moment come back to the dawn of creation. Adam is formed out of dust, and he becomes a living being as God BREATHES into his nostrils the breath of life. Explain creation how you will, the primary point is this, GOD BREATHED! Adam received not just oxygen but the pneuma (ancient Greek word for breath) of God Himself. If you like, it was God breathing Holy Ghost ‘oxygen’ into Adam.

Now come with me to the incident after the resurrection where Jesus breathes on His disciples, “…. he breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
John 20:22 NIV. This verse I must admit, has troubled me; for a start it seemed possibly unhealthy and seemingly unnatural for Jesus to breathe literally on his disciples. But wait a minute, this is God’s Son so imbued with the Spirit of God! The very action of breathing on them was more than the breath of oxygen, but something of the Spirit too; and also a prelude to another imminent event… the day of Pentecost. On this historical day God breathed the Holy Spirit into the waiting, gathered disciples and they ‘breathed out’, speaking in other languages.

What is the conclusion? The all important ingredient for a God empowered life is the inbreathing of God. There are secular breathing techniques, but consider the benefit of breathing in the Spirit of God, it is the breathing in of the Holy Spirit, allowing God to fill your ‘spiritual lungs’.

My own desire is to discover more of the life of God through breathing in the Holy Spirit, that is… to be filled with the Spirit as a continuing daily goal. Consider for a moment those devices we have, they all need powering up. So easy to suddenly find that the battery needs urgent charging! We can also get spiritually run down! We need charge up times too!

The Gift of the Holy Spirit is your right, your inheritance and indeed the blessing God desires to give you. We are physical, but also spiritual beings; we are so made that receiving God’s Spirit is the most normal and natural thing to experience. So, as a Christian, ASK & RECEIVE!
If you are not a Christian, ACCEPT JESUS and the PROMISED GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT is for you too! Acts 2:38-39.

Ref. Zech. 4:6, Gen. 2:7, John 20:22, Acts 2:4. Acts 2:38-39. NIV.