EZEKIEL 37

Christianity is a resurrection walk of life. God showed Ezekiel a valley full of dry bones which reminds us of what we are when we are full of sin, in this chapter, God showed us as He did Ezekiel a vision of His power to bring life to where there is death, fully revealed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones reverses the process of death-showing us that there is a spiritual process to everything in life.
One important thing to note in the text is the absolute need for the spoken word of God, scripture is full of instructions to “speak to,” without which the word of God will be ineffective in us. After God’s word went out from Ezekiel’s mouth, the miracle of life, restoration, reversal and resurrection began to happen.
As Ezekiel prophesied, the bones came together into skeletons, then sinews, flesh, and skin. Then the wind blows upon the inanimate bodies, and they stand up alive. What situation, dead, stunted, slow or challenging do you need to prophesy to today, it doesn’t matter how long it’s been going on, those dry bones can rise and live again, the Bible says these bones were “very dry” vs 2. There wasn’t any hope of life in them.
Ezekiel could have said to the Lord the “it is too late, too dry, no longer needed or necessary or whatever else he felt or thought but after acknowledging that the Lord was the only one who knew what He God could do, He obeyed the Lord’s instructions, see Deuteronomy 32:29.
This vision is a lesson for us as well. These dry bones represent people. The Bible says, “He that hath the Son hath life…” 1 John 5:12. If you don’t have Jesus, your bones will be bleached dried. Spiritually speaking, he has no life. Just as water brings the parched earth to life, God’s Word and the living water of His Spirit will bring dry souls’ new life. Isaiah 44:3.
Bones are always associated with death, yet Scripture tells one story in which bones were a source of life. In 2 Kings 13:20-21, we find that Elisha’s bones, with a double portion of Elijah’s spirit, radiated life even after he was dead!
Ezekiel 37:1-14 is a vision of hope, that’s what God’s Word and His Spirit can bring to any situation and any soul-no matter how utterly hopeless or dead it might be. Aaron’s rod came to life when it was placed in the ark of the covenant overnight, it budded, flowered, and produced almonds Numbers 17:8! If God can make an old stick fruitful in His presence, He can do the same for us.
Vs 14: I will put My Spirit in you. God’s reputation is at stake in the restoration and regeneration of humanity, including you. He must do what He promised so all will know that He is Lord.
When we come to Christ, God raises us from spiritual death, as our old nature is dying, our new nature is growing.
God has put His word in your mouth, speak it over matters of life and death in a world of decay.
Prophesy into the dry places in your life and let the wind of God restore it to life because God can “make those bones live” too. There is no situation into which he can’t breathe life. God’s Holy Spirit is His gift to you, and He can enliven even places and people who seem beyond hope.
Shalom