DO NOT GIVE UP
Thursday, 28th July 2016
Ezekiel 37:1-14 (NKJV)
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.
2. 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.
3. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
4. Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
5. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.
6. I will put sinews on you 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.”’”
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.”’”
10. So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. …
Two things that come to my mind whenever I go through this passage are
The fact that nothing is impossible with God, and
The wisdom displayed by Ezekiel in answering the question posed by God: Can these dry bones live again?
You may wonder why God had to ask the question. However, hear Ezekiel responding by saying: O Sovereign Lord, You alone know. He was not in a hurry to answer God. The import of Ezekiel’s response includes also that God has the final say in every situation.
Until God says it is over, it cannot be said to be over. God may be speaking to you on that matter that you are about to give up on. God is in-charge and nothing is beyond Him. I wonder what would have happened if Ezekiel had told God that it was not possible. Let us always be positive and full of faith in what God can do.
Prayer: Dear Lord, let there be a reviving of all my dry bones and raise from the grave all my buried treasures in Jesus name, Amen.