Can These Dry Bones Live?

All of us at some point and time have been in a season of drought. Everywhere we look, all we see is what used to be alive but is now dead. And for some of us, we're glad it's dead. But for the rest of us, we are still mourning what has been lost to us. We have people all around us telling us to let it go. Move on with your life. There's no going back where that issue is concerned. But God says otherwise. There are things in our lives that we have lost that appear dead to us, but God is far from done with them! 

We have lost all hope in getting back what we lost. We have lost all faith that these dry bones can live again. We have lost all hope that what we have lost will never come back. We believe the notion that it's too late. We believe the notion that we have burnt that bridge beyond all repair. We believe the notion that it is better off this way. But God. Now that oughta make you shout right there! "BUT GOD!" But God has said in His Word that He will give you beauty for ashes! He said in His Word that weeping may endure FOR THE NIGHT, but JOY will be here by morning! I wish I had a believer in here!

Some of you have given up all hope that what you have lost will never come back! Some of you have given up all hope that there is still the possibility of resurrection! Some of you have given up all hope of ever getting back what you have lost and mourn over even to this day!  BUT GOD! How many of you know that when God comes on the scene, even though what you have lost may seem dead and lifeless to you, can still come alive and be made whole? How many of you know that when God comes on the scene, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIM?!

Ezekiel 37: 1-14, The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed, they were very dry. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So, I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again, He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you (a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.) and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” So, I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also, He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” So, I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.”

Pray with me: "Heavenly Father, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Lord, we exalt Your Name on high today. We pay homage and honor to Your Holy Name. Let this word today ring in the hearts of all who read it. Let the voice of the Lord sound in their ears today. Let the presence of the Holy Spirit be felt in every home represented here today. And let their hearts be opened to the Word of the Living God. In Jesus Holy Name to we pray and ask this, Father God. In faith believing and expecting Your Grace to shine forth today, Lord Jesus. Amen and Amen!!!