Images of skeletons, like those pictured above, are meant to represent only one thing...DEATH.
Yet, in God's book, this Valley of Dry Bones was not an omen of doom but a demonstration of His power to transform, renew and resurrect nations and individuals. The story unfolds as God commands the prophet Ezekiel to speak to the bones and say 'Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord' and I will cause you to breathe and come to life. The young sage did as God commanded and the bones began to rise up and fit together, rattling as they rejoined each other. Tendons grew over the bones, and flesh over that, but there was still no breath in them. God said to Ezekiel "O mortal man! Say to the breath and spirit: 'Thus said the Lord God: Come, O breath from the four winds, and breathe into those slain that they may breathe again." The entire valley, stood before him, a vast multitude.
Sometimes our own lives can seem like a vast valley of dead dreams, past mistakes or lost opportunities. God's question to us is the same as it was to the prophet. "Can these bones live?" or in modern terms, 'can anything be done with this mess I've made of my life?" God's idea of resurrection is not just referring to an "after life" experience. His ultimate desire, no matter how dry and worthless you feel, or how dead in sin, He wants to breathe life into you. How does he manage that today? The same way he resurrected the army of dry bones thousands of years ago. Speaking the word of the Lord over your life will make you rise up and conquer whatever situation you are facing today.
God's word is full of power and when he speaks, powerful things begin to happen. You can find God's voice in the pages of His book, the bible. Open your mouth and speak to the dry, dead, and brittle areas of your life about all God promised you and watch your life come together.
Beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise that heals a heavy, burdened heart.
