The word inspire basically means to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural influence or action. It is a word that describes the effect that one person or the Lord can have on another person. It is not a Bible word per se, but the work of inspiration is fairly common in the Bible narrative.
The Bible itself is God breathed. Men wrote as the Holy Spirit inspired them to write.
"for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:21
The root of the word inspire is the idea of to breathe or blow into something. The idea I thought of is how you can blow on hot coals and make the glow hotter or burst into flame.
The overall idea is being inspired to act. Inspiration motivates people to action.
I am at an age where the men who used to inspire me are either gone; as in, they left the Fellowship, or backslid. Or they are dead, as pastor Mitchell is dead.
The other idea is to live a life that inspires others. I live the best I know how. Whether I inspire anyone is unknown to me.
One final thought. Preaching that tells about Bible characters does not move me the way stories about real people does. I know that Bible characters were once real people. But what about today? It's like using Bible characters give the story more weight than telling about people we know today.
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