Soo.....This morning, like every morning that I read Gods word, was an AMAZING experience! I was reminded, in a loving and gentle way that comes from God, of what I used to be before giving my life over to Christ, and what I am NOW in Him! The story of the Valley of the Dry Bones is what I read this morning, now I have read this story before, but now it takes on a new spiritual meaning, it describes the awesome power of Gods grace and mercy and how he forgives us and brings us into a new life, and new person! In this story, the prophet Ezekiel is in a valley of DRY bones, bones of the dead and decomposed! God told him to prophesy over these bones, and when he did, he heard them rattle, put themselves together bone by bone, and then flesh formed around them, but they were still dead. Then God told Ezekiel to prophesy breathe, and he did, and then the great army rose up ALIVE! Isn't that AWESOME! That is what happens when we accept God as our Lord and Savior, when we repent of all our sins, and turn to Him. We are like the valley of dry bones (in our sinful state, where flesh has dominion over us), we are broken, dirty, rotting, in laying in a ditch! When we surrender, Gods forgiveness and love builds us back up, like those bones! We are made a NEW CREATURE like the flesh growing over those dry bones! Then God breathes life into us with His word, the BIBLE!! This is why I CONTINUALLY SAY READING THE BIBLE IS OUR LIFE SOURCE!!!! Because it IS!! The breathe in this story is the word of God, those bodies, although made brand new, were STILL DEAD, it wasn't until the breathe came that they were deemed ALIVE!! You see, we need the breathe (THE WORD OF GOD) to be alive, to REALLY LIVE! Its not enough that our rotted bones were put back together, and we received a new body, THE WORD OF GOD IS WHAT MAKES US ALIVE, KEEPS US ALIVE! We can't just take ONE breathe, and expect for that one to sustain us, and keep us alive! We have to CONTINUALLY BREATHE to achieve life! It's the same for our spiritual life, WE MUST READ THE WORD OF GOD EVERYDAY IN ORDER TO STAY ALIVE, ONE DAY WON'T DUE! Because if you just read one day (take just one breathe), you will SURELY DIE! After God brings you back to life, spend time with Him, give God your mornings before you start your day, even if you have to wake up a little earlier to do so, it will give you life for that day, but you need to repeat this process everyday! God will give you the strength, the courage, and all the love you need to survive that day! No matter what you might face that day, you will know that you can rely on the word of God!! That is the kind of power and strength NOTHING else can give you, coffee, breakfast, power bars, or whatever you eat physically in the morning can do NOTHING for your spirit! Feed you spirit, like you feed your body in the morning! You can even do the two simultaneously!! (I do! lol) I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!
Ezekiel prophesying over the dry bones can be found in the book of Ezekiel chapter 37!!
to be continued..........
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