Can dry bones speak? « A Call To The Remnant

Can these bones stay? A query requested of God to Ezekiel in a fantastic valley which represented all of Israel (Ezek 37) What nice valley stretches our earlier than us in our day? Christendom lies immobile within the valley of demise, mere bones glistening within the solar. But in Ezekiel, these bones communicate. There’s sufficient life in them to cry out to God, in accordance with God. “Behold, they are saying, Our bones are dried, and our hope is misplaced: we’re reduce off for our components.” Oh to God that Christendom would have sufficient life left in them to cry out the exact same factor.

H.Bonar, within the nineteenth century made 4 primary observations because it utilized in his day from Ezekiel 37. 1. Our creed could also be sound and but we will not be Christians. 2. Our faith could also be externally full and but we will not be Christians. 3. Our good works could also be quite a few and praiseworthy, but we will not be Christians. 4. Our lives could also be exemplary however we will not be Christians. ” By faith I imply every thing that pertains to the non-public or public worship and repair of God;our praises, our prayers, our sanctuary providers, our household worship. What are all these with out the inward breath? What’s routine with out life? Mechanical faith could also be all proper for the gods of Greece and Rome, however not for the residing and true God…..Your sanctuary attendance could also be common and reverent, however what if there is no such thing as a breath in it? Will God settle for that?”

Males have constructed up nice armies in our day. Huge denominations and smaller little kingdoms. All of them shelter beneath the banner of God. But, with out the breath of life from God these armies are however dry bones. Some could also be higher put collectively than others. Bone might have come to bone. Some might have flesh and sinews, some might even be coated in pores and skin and have taken on the looks of getting life, however with out the breath of God they’re all equally lifeless. Males boast about how properly put collectively their “followers,” are but it’s God alone who breathes life. And with out this life we’re lifeless and buried within the valley simply as positive because the lifeless are buried within the cemetery.

So, can these dry bones communicate? In line with God they’ll. They’ll cry out. And in the event that they cry out then God has some guarantees for them. He says that He’ll carry them out of their graves. He’ll do this by respiration life into them. He’ll trigger them to stand up, simply as absolutely as Lazarus rose up from his personal grave. He’ll put His Spirit in them they usually shall stay. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is life itself and with out this life, with out this breath, we will do nothing. We are able to absolutely go about our routines and our dry works and be no totally different than the dry bones in Ezekiel’s valley. But, if we wish to stand up within the energy of God, a radiant military who marches upon its knees, we will need to have the breath of God in us. The valley of dry bones that’s right now’s Christendom desperately wants the breath of life.