“LIVE!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 599

October 4, 2022///

I want to express my gratitude for a God who knows exactly what we need! If you have been a Christian for any length of time this is something you know and experience, but sometimes it just comes to you at a time when you are not expecting it!

This morning I got up and my whole body felt weak, weary and in a fog. I was walking into the kitchen to start a cup of coffee without thinking anything except thank you Lord that I am on my feet.

As I went to the desk in my home office where I have my time in prayer and in the word in the mornings, I decided instead of praying first, as I do most of the time, I would get some of the Word of God, the Bible in me. I know there is strength in the word.

I have several places in the Old and New Testaments that I read or better still let them read me. Some of the Old Testament is not the greatest read, but I do not want to skip any of it. As I looked at where I was in one place in the Old Testament, I took a breath and said “Lord, just show me something in here, I know no part of your word is without value.

I was reading in Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet who spoke and did what the Lord told and showed Him, but a lot of what is in the book is judgement of Israel and Judah’s rebellion, and later judgement on their enemies and restoration of Israel and Judah!

As I went to where I was in the book, I have to admit I was just going to be on the lookout for a nugget in the writings. But God!

As I opened to Ezekiel 37, I was in such a fog that my mind did not register what I know is in Ezekiel 37. I looked at the little header on the chapter and I saw:

“The resurrection of dry bones!”

Joy filled me and I began to laugh out loud. I knew what truths I was about to read and the Joy of knowing that the Lord God almighty knew exactly what I needed at this moment overwhelmed me.

If you are not familiar with Ezekiel 37, I suggest you read the entire chapter. I will refer to some verses, but the point of this writing is that God knows when we need that special touch or word, and His word is powerful and alive, and so are the dreams, desires and life He has placed in us!

Ezekiel was transported in a vision to a valley filled with dry bones, representing the Israelites who had been taken into bondage.

Ezekiel 37:3 (KJV)
 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

Let me tell you that there are some things in our life that only God knows what will happen, and He is able to do what He needs to do!

These were bones that had no flesh or skin, on them. Nothing left.

How many of us have life and dreams, and desires and visions that we have let go into a pile of bones. We call them dead!

Ezekiel did what God told him:

Ezekiel 37:4-6 (KJV)
⁴ Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
⁵ Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
⁶ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

As we read on, we find that the bones came together, sinews, flesh, and skin came upon them. Then God had Ezekiel prophecy to the winds of the earth representing the life-giving Spirit of Him, the mighty God, to blow or breathe on those bodies and life came into them. The people rose up like a mighty army.

I say to you today that we need to prophesy to the things in our life that we think are hopeless! We need to declare wholeness and the breath of God over and in them. Whether it be in us or someone else we have the power and authority to speak life and breath in the name of Jesus and these dreams and desires happen, and people who are not walking with Jesus, change!

There are so many truths in this chapter, in both this vision and the second one recorded in this chapter, but because of time I cannot cover even a little of it.

I encourage you to read Ezekiel 37, asking God to make the truths in it, that you need to apply to your life, real! Then read with your spiritual eyes wide open!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! I thank you that you know just what we need at any given time. You know us inside and out. Thank you for your word that gives us life, direction, correction, and Power! Let each person who reads this understand the dreams and desires or life in you, can live and thrive! Amen

Love, Me-Maw