Can Dry Bones Live Again?

What could be more unlikely than a pile of human bones living again? It doesn’t seem like a very intelligent question to ask and an even more impossible thing to actually occur.

Yet, God Himself asked the question of Ezekiel as he looked out over the valley of dry bones:

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?

and I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. —EZEKIEL 37:3

As Ezekiel looked at the dry valley of bones, he had no hope. He saw only bones that appeared to be dead, dry and beyond hope.

There was a reason God asked Ezekiel if the bones could live. God wanted Ezekiel to know that the bones could live, and that he had a very important role to play in their living. Let’s read on:

Ezekiel 37:1-10: Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feeta vast army.

In these last days, there are many of God’s people that appear to be dead, dry and beyond hope. The battles have been fierce, and while they appear to be defeated, don’t count them out just yet. In fact, it is the Lord’s heart to count them in! The Lord is raising up an army – a vast army from the bones of those who appear to be lifeless and without hope!

It is the prophetic call and responsibility of the Church to speak life to the dry bones within. The Lord said “I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it!”

From my own personal experience, when you have been down for such a long time, and someone tells you that you CAN get up – it’s as life-giving as the very breath you breathe! You can rise again! You may have been told it’s over, you’re done. But, God says NOW is the time, NOW is your time!

Jesus came to give hope to the hopeless. It’s time we learn to speak life to those who need encouragement and hope. When you speak words of life, you are literally creating the will to live – and that is Jesus’ heart!

NOW is the time to speak life to someone!

3 thoughts on “Can Dry Bones Live Again?

  1. Thank you Brother Jim for this word. I will read it again and again in the next several days. How I need to hear this truth for myself and, as a mom, for my children. Weariness and frustration can hover and us moms can lose sight of the Prize, hence dry bones…God in Heaven count us in and breath hope into us. P.S. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAMMYSUE SINGING AND SHARING…am praying.

  2. Can Dry Bones Live Again?
    Dear Sir,
    That is fantastic encouragement!
    The resurrection of dry bones.
    The power of God’s word is awesome, where god said in Ezekiel 37:11
    …Son of Man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. (KJV)

    Are we cut off from the promised land? Can our dry bones live again?

    Well, Proverbs chapter 17:22 says:-
    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. (KJV)

    Jesus makes our hearts merry and the holy spirit makes our bones alive again. All that we have to do is have a little faith in Jesus.

    Thank you sweet Jesus for flooding our souls with the holy spirit, into ourselves and your children, Israel, and thank you Jesus for filling us with your love and making our hearts merry, in your sweet precious name, we love you Jesus.

    Thank you sir and morningside.

    All the very best for 2013!

    Kind regards,

    Stephen
    Stoke-on-Trent
    UK

  3. this is a good Word. Some children are raised with negative reinforcement and some with positive. The ones raised in the atmosphere of love and acceptance do much better in life. And like some churches cutting down the sheep with their tongue. Making God seem like someone up there ready to pounce, they live in fear and doubt. But those true God called ministers such as yourself, bearing your heart and saying you can make it. God loves you no matter what. That his plans for us are good. Those christians dwelling in the love and acceptance of God fare much better in life. Good Word Jim. Many will be restored as God’s hand is reaching out still.

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