Bringing Life To Dead Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14)

When Ezekiel wrote down these words, the land of Israel had become a barren wasteland. The people had either been killed or exiled to Babylon by this time. The kingdom of Israel was gone for good in their eyes. They would not know what it would be like to be back in the land for another seventy years. Israel's hopes for the future were dead and buried forever, or so it seemed. Let this be a lesson to every one of us that what looks impossible on the surface is no match for the power of God. The dry bones and their supernatural assembly by the creative Word of the LORD shows that the powers of death and despair vanish in His presence. God's demonstration of His power contains assurance beyond the revival of Israel as a nation. Ezekiel's vision shows that Israel is an earthly clay out of which God will call into being the people of His eternal kingdom. He brings life to the dead soul and salvation to not only Israel, but to a world deserving nothing but judgement and eternal wrath (Romans 5:6-11). He takes our seemingly dead and dry existence and transforms us into new creations through the power and work of the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). God offers life, purpose, mercy, and grace to all who come to Him in faith. He can take your life and make it into something wonderful, both here and in terms of eternity. Turn from your sins and allow your dry bones to be revived by the power, mercy, and saving grace today. Come to Him - and live.

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