ruach
In our world today, we have become consumers. Consumers of information, material goods and food. There are thousands of bits of data that consume us every day. The Chinese have a belief about the “10,000 things of life” and those who study eastern philosophy understand that the Tao gave heaven and earth and everything else gave the 10,000 things.
On the other hand, Christian believers understand that God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1-2, tell us that, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. The Hebrew word for spirit, breath or wind is Ruach (pronounced roo-akh)
Ruach is the life force that surges through all things. God is the glue that holds us together. He’s the energy and life force that keeps our hearts beating every second. He’s the power of the Holy Spirit living in us that makes us speak an “awe” moment. God is the source of all we know to be and the forgiver and savior of all of us as fragile, sinful men and women who populate this planet. God is the Alpha and the Omega.
The world wants fireworks and millions of followers on social media. The world wants the sensational, the loud and the noticeable. Front headlines, top ratings and instant fame. God breathes His spirit.
In 1 Kings 19, “the word of the Lord came to him (Elijah), saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.”
He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake, and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire, and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
So, are we awake to His voice? What are we doing here on this planet? Are we sensitive to His presence? Have we given our hearts and lives to Him? We are divine creatures. He created us. Let’s awaken our hearts and be drawn into His presence. Let’s be alive in Christ! Let Him breathe His Holy Spirit in you.