Genesis 2:7-10

Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.


I think it is cool that we are made from the dust of the ground.  You would think that that thought alone would keep people from being too arrogant and proud.  We are but dust.  Adam was just a dustball before God breathed into him the breath of life.

That first breath is a pretty significant and magnificent occurrence.  God spoke all the other stuff into existence - Adam he breathed into existence.  He put into Adam a part of himself that wasn't in any other thing created to this point. 

Although Adam's first breath was unique to him, it makes me think of the miracles that occur when every single newborn baby takes it's first breath.  How incredible life is, how amazing that God must be to design all this stuff in.  A newborn baby has so many miraculous things that happen with the first breath that you can't see.  You can check out of this biology lesson if you want, but sometimes the miracles are in the fine details!  

Before a baby is born, it isn't necessary for the blood to go to the lungs to pick up oxygen.  At that time mommy is supplying the oxygen through the placenta.  So, while the lungs may need blood to stay alive, they don't have to do their job yet.  So, guess what!?  The blood from the heart doesn't go to the lungs to pick up the oxygen.  (God is so smart isn't he?) The blood actually sloshes back and forth between the top two chambers of the heart via a small to mediumish hole. 

But, as soon as that baby leaves mommy, his whole world has completely changed!  Within seconds (when all is right with the world) this baby exits and takes his first big deep breath of cool air.  The oxygen in that first breath triggers a response in the heart and lungs to start sending blood by way of the lungs to start taking in that oxygen.  Oxygen rich blood circulating through the lungs causes the blood vessles to dilate and the lungs begin to do their job.  The hole between the upper chambers of the heart closes (when all is right with the world) and over the next several minutes the whole entire way that the blood circulates changes to now use these lungs for what they were designed to do.  There are so many changes that happen that it is actually impossible to explain it without diagrams and textbooks, but you get the point.

I don't know if I am more in awe that God breathed into Adam or that God designed babies so cleverly, but it all comes together for me that He is amazing!  We are blessed and we miss a lot of wonder around us if we don't take time to just ponder God a bit in all areas of life.

Lots of commentary, hope it was helpful. 

Love y'all.