Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?– Isaiah 2:22
Sola Scriptura (52)
Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed? Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?
Christ Alone Wyoming 
The average person can hold breath in his or her lungs for no more than 40 seconds. The longest possible period a person could go without breathing – due to specialized training or unnaturally slow heartbeat – is between 8 and 15 minutes.
Holding the breath in your lungs is one thing. Human lungs can hold a relatively large amount of air. But how about your nose? How much air can you hold in your nostrils? According to the Bible, the answer is: not much.
“Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Isaiah 22:2
The word “cease” in this verse is a command from God. It tells His people to stop honoring, accounting for, respecting, fearing, and loving men in the place of God. This is emphasized by the strong reminder that the life of man is nothing more than what Paul Washer called a “noseful of air.”
How differently would we live our lives if we remembered that, the next time we blew a breath of air from our nostrils, we would have no hope of drawing in another breath if not for the power and grace of our loving and almighty God!
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