Breath of God.

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 37:5-6 NIV

“I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.”

Ezekiel 37:8 NIV

I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’ ””

Ezekiel 37:14 NIV

• The word spirit root word is derived from Latin words “spiritus” (breath) and “spīrāre” (breathe). 

•  It is the Holy Spirit that gives true life. we are dead in sin until God breathes His spirit in us. 

•  You can look like a body - walking, talking, busy, and doing - but still be devoid of the breath that actually gives you life. a beautiful, empty shell. 

“Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’”

Ezekiel 37:11 NIV

• You may be weary, dried up, and hopeless because you are living life devoid of the breath of the Spirit that actually empowers and sustains you. 

“Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ ” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.”

Ezekiel 37:9-10 NIV

• if you are feeling weary, dried up, or hopeless, prophesy to the breath and say “come, breath of the Holy Spirit, and breathe into this weary soul that it may live and regain strength.”