Ezekiel 37:1-14
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.
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.
During
my reading and meditation and as I pondered the spiritual condition that is
being witnessed in this country; I say this because of the openness of sin and
immorality of all kind took me to the above scripture and ask this question,
"Can these bones live" (v.3)?
I
equate dry bones in our text to sin and the depraved sinful conditions that
existed then and now. Today we are witnessing a plethora of sinful conditions
that is plaguing our society that makes me continue pondering the above asked
question "Can these bones live", and ask these questions, What caused
the breakdown of the family structure? What has happened to love thy neighbor
as thyself? What has happened to teaching the Ten Commandments? Where has
society placed God as a whole in our lives?
Allow
me to answer the main question, yes these bones can live because in God's own
time He will destroy sin forever, and as His spokespersons continue proclaiming
His Word many are going to hear and ask what must I do to be saved? Just as a
spiritual restoration took place in Israel
(vv 9-10) it going to occur in America .
Let me remind you that nothing is out of the will of God, whether it is His
perfect or permissive will. His perfect will is what He desires, but His
permissive will is what He allows to occur.
Allow
me to answer the second question which hopefully will satisfy the other
questions by say when we take God out of the picture or remove Him from being
first then everything become unbalanced. He is the essence of our being from
the beginning to end.
Let
me close by saying, in my call to share God's Word I feel like the prophet
Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones, but I will continue spreading His Word
because I know through His Spirit these bones can live.
"Thus
saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into
you, and ye shall live" (v. 5).
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