We all know the phrase "Catching your second wind." There is more to it than just words, or referring to getting a break and re-energizing. The LORD has been dealing with me personally about this post.
Gen.2:7 tells us that, " the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and BREATHED INTO HIS NOSTRILS THE BREATH OF LIFE, and man became a living soul." Human life LITERALLY started with the breath of God. Adam would have just been a life-less body without it. Ever since, ALL humans have breath that gives us PHYSICAL life. THIS is our FIRST WIND. We have all been born physically, BUT have YOU been born SPIRITUALLY? Have you caught your SECOND WIND???
Ezekial 37: 8-12 tells of the vision of the valley of dry bones. These were a picture of the scattered children of Israel that the Lord was once again going to raise up into a nation once more. It tells of them being brought up out of their graves (vs12), the Lord putting the bones together, then muscles, and then covering with skin. Even after He created the bodies, there was NO BREATH IN THEM. They were human beings, but no life was there. The children of Israel had once been created a nation, but because of their sin and rebellion, the Lord had judged their sin, and they were scattered among the nations. Sin had ruined what the Lord had originally made. Is this not what sin did to us spiritually? "For the wages of SIN IS DEATH..." Romans 6:23a. BUT thank the Lord HE followed that by "BUT the GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE through JESUS CHRIST our LORD." Romans 6 23b. The Lord made a way to pull US out of the grave of death and give us ETERNAL LIFE! Ezk. 37: 8 & 9 says that the Lord told Ezekial to, " prophesy unto THE WIND, and to Come from the four winds, O Breath, and breathe upon these slain, THAT THEY MAY LIVE. " In order for us to live again Spiritually as well, we HAVE to have the breath of the Holy Spirit breathed into us by the Lord Jesus Himself!!! "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to HIS MERCY HE SAVED US, by the washing of regeneration, and RENEWING of the HOLY GHOST:" Titus 3:5 All we have to do is agree with God and realize we are sinners and are dead spiritually. We receive our "Second Wind" by simply asking the Lord for it! "Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matthew 7:8& 9. Are you soooo weighted down by sin today that you literally feel that you can't BREATHE???? Call out to God for your "SECOND WIND" and by HIS WORD, HE HAS PROMISED TO SAVE YOU! He will FREELY breathe into your nostrils THE NEW LIFE OF SALVATION!!!!
If you HAVE already received your second wind, we STILL need the breath of the Holy Spirit to keep us going!!! In John 20:19-23, the Lord had risen from the dead and bought our salvation! He was appearing to the disciples that were gathered together in fear and dismay. They were still trying to understand the events of the last week and were physically and spiritually drained. Do we as Christians not feel the same way when we go through daily life and service for the Lord? We can EASILY become wearied and worn and feel that we need a break or reviving. We need to "catch our second wind SPIRITUALLY" for SERVICE AGAIN, not SALVATION. Since the Lord had just finished salvation, the disciples didn't yet have the Holy Ghost. In verse 22 the Lord " breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost." The disciples were already saved, but were receiving the Holy Ghost because of this set time period. When the Lord called them and they believed BY FAITH, He hadn't yet died on the cross, and the Holy Spirit couldn't have come on them and STAYED. Now that Salvation was finished, He could give them the Comforter PERMANENTLY. (John 14:16-19). When we ask the Lord to save us now, we immediately receive the Holy Spirit, which is our seal unto the day of redemption, Eph 4:30. Just as the Lord was giving the disciples the power to go forth into the service He had called them into, we HAVE to have the Lord's breath of power from the Holy Ghost to do the same!!!! Eph. 5:18 tells us to be filled with the Spirit! We need to die to OURSELVES DAILY and LIVE BY THE SPIRIT TO SERVE THE LORD THROUGH HIS POWER!!! II Corinthians 5:15.
If you are reading this, you obviously have your first wind. BUT, have YOU PERSONALLY received your SECOND WIND? Has the LORD breathed into your soul SALVATION??? If not, TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!!! II Corinthians 6:2 Call out to the Lord for forgiveness of sins, and HE HAS PROMISED TO SAVE YOU!!! If you have your Spiritual Second wind, do you need to ask for a "fresh breath" from the Lord for service? Are you tired and need reviving? The Lord NEVER asked us to serve in our strength, but in HIS BREATH OF POWER!!! Steal away and shut the prayer closet door to ask the Lord to breath on you the Second Wind of Reviving, for HIS POWER FOR SERVICE!!!! So, HAVE YOU CAUGHT YOUR SECOND WIND????
(If You received the Lord as your Saviour after reading this post, please comment below or email me and let me know!!! God bless all of you for taking the time to even read this!!) Marcie
