Open Air

Open Air

  Genesis 1:6,7  “And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament:  and it was so”.

 

 God created the firmament, the air, the atmosphere, the heavens, and He intended for us to breathe clean, fresh, pure air, to sustain our bodies and keep us healthy.  Looking at the previous Bible text quoted above, many people don’t believe the historical revelation of the flood, but the text painly states that in the beginning of creation, there was a lot of water that God separated and placed the heavens, the air, the firmament, inbetween.  I have driven Highway 138 in San Bernardino, California, and at the lower portion of the 138, it is very evident that a lot of water rushed through that area and marked the mountain rocks.  I was also told by hikers that were near the summit of the mountain range near that location, that they saw sea shells imbedded high in those mountains.

 

Genesis 2:7 says “And 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.”

 We see that man became alive when God gave man breath, air, the soul came to life.

Revelations 16:3 says “And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea;  and it became as the blood of a dead man:  and every living soul died in the sea.”

 Here is shown that all creatures that God created are called souls, whether they are on earth or in the sea.  They were given breath by God.

Genesis 7:21,22 speaking about the flood, says “And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of foul, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man; all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”  Evidently, we have the same breath as the animals.

 Ecclesiastes 3:19 says “As the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.”

    The air we breathe, can help us remain disease free, or it can contribute to illness, and death. We are advised to take several deep breaths of fresh air every morning upon waking,   as the air is fresh prior to rush hour traffic and factory exhaust.  We are also advised to keep a flow of air in the home while we sleep, having some windows open if not the windows in the room we are sleeping.  Think about the people who choose to poison themselves and their close associates by smoking cigarettes, and cigars. The smoke, carbon monoxide and poisons inhaled, compete with the clean, pure oxygen, (02) breathed in, to be carried throughout the body for nourishment and to assist the vital organs in waste elimination. Our environment is already so polluted that additional poisons taken into the body can only cause a more rapid decline in health and proper bodily functions.
   

Job 27:3,4 says “All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.”  When one of Gods creatures dies, since God had loaned them breath, that breath return to God from whence it came and mans flesh returns to the ground.

 Ecclesiastes 12:7 says” Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”  

   

We need to daily, breathe in vast quantities of fresh air, unpolluted air from an open environment. We have been counseled to leave the hustle and polluted noise of the cities for more quitetude. In the rural areas we are more susceptible to the voice of God.  He speaks through nature.  We may find this really difficult, if we are crowded up in a large metropolitan area. Fresh air with the greatest quantities of oxygen is most likely found away from the large cities, and this air will fill the lungs with purified firmament thus cleansing the blood and assisting all bodily functions. The early mornings are the best times to take deep inspiration in the clean, fresh, unpolluted air. We need the Godly trust to assist us in breathing the fresh air as we should.