Dry Bones

He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O, Sovereign Lord, you alone know." ~ Ezekiel 37:3

Imagine this: God is walking you through a valley filled with bones, bones that have been sitting there so long, they are now dry and brittle. That is the scene from which this scripture comes. When God walks with us through a situation, through circumstances, through life, He sees the world very differently than we do. Ezekiel looked at the scene and said, "These guy were once live soldiers, but now they are nothing but bones waiting to turn to dust." That's often times the way we look at circumstances, at people. We see their past or their present and we make a judgement call: little hope or maybe even no hope for them at all.

Fortunately for all of us, God sees with bigger eyes than that. He sees our situation and says, "Time and space mean nothing to Me. For Me, there is no past, present, or future. For Me the time is now." Because God can see all of that, and knows all of that, He does not lose heart; He does not give up. And neither should we, because if He lives in us, than He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world, (1 John 4:4). We need to remember that it may not be in our power, but all things are possible through Christ Jesus, (Matthew 19:26).

Where are the dry bones in your life that need God to breathe on them? Perhaps it's your marriage where communication and intimacy have grown so cold that they might as well be dead. Perhaps it's with your children who have stopped talking to you, trusting you, and respecting you and they act as if you don't exist. Perhaps it's another family member who is estranged. Maybe they said or did something, maybe you did, either way the relationship has grown cold.

But the Lord is asking us, "Can this dead relationship live? Can you believe in Me and trust Me enough to put your faith and hope in Me?" Remember, this is our God, "who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were," (Romans 4:17). With that in mind, will you trust Him? Will you believe that He will do as He says?

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them: they came to life and stood up on their feet ~ Ezekiel 37:10