37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
We've all been there, in our valley. It's a place no one likes to be, but it is necessary for growth in our relationship with our Lord. Oftentimes we don't see that the valley is here for this very reason. Our fallen nature tends to always try to look for the bad in a situation. Everything looks bleak, or "dead" to us. In this passage God shows Ezekiel a valley full of dry bones, no life exists there, or so it seems. When God asks him can these bones live, he basically replies, "I'm not sure."
Why do we always accept our situations for what they look like, or seem to be? We should be like Ezekiel, and tell our Lord that even though it looks bad to me, you know God what it really looks like.
Ezekiel 37
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
All that we see in our situation is death, nothing lives, it's a dead end, we're not getting anywhere. God sees life! While we're down, and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, our Lord is wanting us to speak life into that situation!
Ezekiel 37
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
When we speak life into our situation, as commanded by God, life happens! The situation in your life is not dead! Listen to and obey the voice of God, speak life.
Proverbs 18:21Amplified Bible (AMP)
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
I love you all, be blessed, and speak life!
