Memorise: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and
uphold me with thy free spirit. - Psalm 51:12
Read: Ezekiel 37:1-10
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out
in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of
the valley which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and,
behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo,
they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?
And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
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.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I
prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and
the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up
upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there
was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon
these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath
came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their
feet, an exceeding great army.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 16:14-18:23 and Acts
17:16-34
MESSAGE:
When the earth was in shambles in the beginning, the
wonder-working God restored it by His word (Genesis
1:1-3 ). It is interesting to note that the Almighty does not
only create, He also restores. I command the restoration
power of the Almighty to come upon you today in Jesus’
Name.
Our Bible text has a narrative that described the wonderful
restoration that God will give you today. It describes the
wonder of the restoration of very dry bones. Ezekiel here
was taken to the valley of dry bones. Dry bones of course
signify a state of hopelessness and lifelessness. Thank
God it was the Spirit of the Lord that carried Ezekiel to the
valley of dry bones; if it were an evil spirit, he himself
would have become one of them. When Ezekiel got to the
valley, there was a dialogue between him and the Almighty!
It is not amazing to discover that whenever God wants to
perform wonders, He dialogues? He also demonstrated this
character in the story of the feeding of the five thousand
(Matthew 14:15-18 ). This character of God does not mean
that He does not know what to do at any given time; He
just likes fellowshipping with man. From His dialogue with
Ezekiel, the wonder –working drama began.
The first lesson I will like to point out in the story is that
whenever the Spirit of God is upon an individual, the fellow
is empowered to do the impossible, like in the case of
Ezekiel here. He was not even sure whether the dry bones
could live or not. He pushed the answer back to God when
God asked him if the dry bones could live. This is the
second lesson we should learn. We must learn to
acknowledge the sovereignty of God in all matters, no
matter how pressing the need maybe or how ridiculous He
may sound (1 Corinthians 1:25&27 ).
Whenever we acknowledge and put the sovereignty of God
at the forefront, faith in the God of wonders will come.
Ezekiel responded positively to the instructions God gave
him concerning the dry bones. He prophesied as he was
commanded, and the result was a mighty army. We can
also learn from this story that without the Holy Spirit, there
is nothing we can do, but with Him, all things are possible.
Wherever the Spirit of God is, there is liberty, signs and
wonders. Signs and wonders will be your portion this
season in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point: Father, please speak to my situation and
restore to me all that the enemies have destroyed in my life
in Jesus’ Name
Open Heavens Daily Devotional written by Pastor E.A.
Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the
world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
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