"Dry Bones"
Body
“The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were many lying in the valley; and they were very dry. He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord God, you know.’” Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.’” Ezekiel 37:1-6 (New Revised Standard Version) The prophet Ezekiel had a vision from God about “dry bones.” This vision must have been frightening. How would we feel if we were transported into a valley that was full of bones? God asked Ezekiel whether the bones can live. Ezekiel acknowledged God’s authority and power. God told Ezekiel to speak God’s word over the bones to bring them to fullness with flesh and breath. God was doing a new thing by breathing life into dry bones to make them alive again!
