Breathing the Holy Spirit

Meditations on

Staying in the Grace for Today 

March 19, 2026

Breathing the Holy Spirit

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

Romans 8:14 

Jesus promised his followers that the Holy Spirit would come to them. For the followers of Jesus, the presence of the Holy Spirit within us is as intimate as the very air we breathe. We are not usually aware of our own breathing, unless something is wrong. In the same manner, the Holy Spirit is the active breath of God within us. It is the Holy Spirit who prays for us when we don’t know how, or when to pray. We may not be aware of His prayers for us, but God is faithful and fulfills His promises to us, regardless of whether we realize His presence.

It is the work of the Holy Spirit to produce Godly fruit within us; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We may not be aware of the Holy Spirit’s work for us and within us; even so, the Holy Spirit labors to form Christ within us.

There are disciplines you can practice that help you become aware of your own breathing. These disciplines help you learn to control your breathing and learn to breathe deeply. The spiritual disciplines of prayer, meditation and devotion to God’s Word will help you become aware of the Holy Spirit within you.

My Takeaway: Practice these disciplines, and you will come to the place where you can sing, with great passion and conviction, “This is the air I breathe, His holy presence living in me.” (Breathe, ©1995 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing, Words and Music by Marie Barnett)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2026 by Alex M. Knight

 

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