The Breath of God (the Spirit of God) brings life (Ezekiel 37:9). When “the tongue ... is ... set on fire by hell” (James 3:6), the words which it breathes out will be “full of deadly poison” (James 3:8).
How important it is that we keep on praying, “Breathe on me, Breath of
God, fill me with life anew.” If the Breath of God is not sweeping
through our lives, we will be blown here and there by every wind of
doctrine, by “restless evil” which goes from one false doctrine to
another, never content to settle upon the stability of God’s Word. There
is a blessing of the Lord for those who love Him - “The blessing of
the Lord be upon you; we bless you in the Name of the Lord” (Psalm 129:8). This blessing will not be given to those who turn away from the Lord - “May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame” (Psalm 129:5).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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