STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH IN THE GOD WHO REVIVES
Read Ezekiel 37:1-14
“This is what the Lord God says to these bones: I will cause
breath to enter you, and you will live.” Ezekiel 37:5 (HCSB)
Parched and bleached by the sun, the brittle bones scattered across
the valley presented a vision that summoned two words to the prophet’s
mind—death and discouragement. The only thing more discouraging than
the vision itself was the fact that God’s own people were represented by
these abandoned bones. They had died, and their revitalization required
significant intervention by God.
This vision challenged Ezekiel’s faith. God asked him an unthinkable
question, “Son of man, can these bones live?” He replied, “Lord God,
only You know.” Ezekiel’s response revealed his thought, “If these dried
bones live again, it will require a miracle from You, God.”
In the vision, God did what only He could do. As Ezekiel preached, the
bones came together, were wrapped by muscle and skin, and those
corpses were resuscitated. The dry bones lived! Likewise, Israel was
revived and restored.
PRAYER
There is a lesson we need to learn. God delights Himself in revitalizing
that which seems to be dry and lifeless. Do you believe by faith that what
God did in Ezekiel’s vision and for Israel, He can do for your church?
Ask God to increase your faith as you continue to pray for
revitalization in your church.
