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Some times you just have to share.  I heard a story or a lesson from a friend this week that has keep me thinking and is one incredible truth.


As I share today I encourage you to thank God for His gifts.  Our breath is one of those gives.  Praise Him.  Use your voice.  Make your life count.  Think long and hard about the way your life is connected to God.


Read on and thank you to Jason Dove, a dear friend, for sharing this:


“Let everything that has breath Praise His Name”


There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what His name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name He gave is recorded in the original Hebrew “YHWH”.


Over time we have added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YAHWEH… probably because we have a preference for vowels. But scholars and rabbis have noticed that the letters YHWH represent “breathing sounds” or aspirated consonants, and when pronounced without vowels, they actually sound like “breathing” .... YH for inhale and WH for exhaling. 


So a baby’s first cry, his first breath “speaks” the name of God! A deep sigh calls His name, or a groan or grasp that is too heavy for mere words. Even an atheist will speak His name, unaware that their very breath is giving that constant acknowledgment to God. Likewise, a person, when they leave earth with their very last breath, when God’s name is no longer filling their lungs.


So when I can’t utter anything else, my cry is calling out His name. Being alive is calling out His name. Being alive means that I am speaking His name constantly. Is it heard the loudest when I am the quietest? In sadness we breathe heavy sighs, in joy our lungs feel almost like they could burst, in fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down. When we are about to do something hard we take a deep breath to help us find our courage. When I think about it, breathing is giving Him praise. 


Even in the hardest moments of our lives… this is so beautiful, and it fills me with emotion every time I grasp at the thought. God chose for Himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment that we are alive… all of us, always, everywhere always, walking, sleeping, breathing with the name of God always on our lips. 


How beautiful is that? His breath fills our lungs… His name is in our lungs… ”Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”.


Psalm 150:6  NLT

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!


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