Dear Friend,
Happy New Year! I trust that you are prepared and have the capacity to receive all that the Lord has already made ready for you this year. It’s about to unravel; get ready, get ready, get ready! Now, let’s get to the Word.
It is my custom at the beginning of every year to start from the book of Genesis; and as I was doing that, God showed me something significant that I want to share with you.
Genesis 1:9 (NIV)
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. (Emphasis Mine)
It is obvious from the above text that God wanted a particular thing to come together (the water under the sky) but He was also specific about what He wanted to appear (dry ground). You probably know the areas of your life that you need to come together but I want you to pause this moment and pray “Lord, in my life, this year show me what must come together and the results to expect – what must appear” …After the cancer is gone, what? Lord, now that I’m pregnant, what shall I expect? Now that I’ve found a woman I want to marry, what’s following? After my debts are cancelled, what next?
You see when the dry bones came together; an army emerged likewise, when the things you desire to come together in your life do, something should appear. The latter part of the text says “and it was so”; I declare the same over you, it is so! In your life, things will come together and something glorious will materialize as a result. Give God praise. Hallelujah!
Ezekiel 37:
Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
God is here telling Ezekiel to Prophesy! In other words declare what my will is, pronounce my thoughts about this thing, speak my verdict over these bones, Right here, in this valley, Decree my will and let it be established. I want them to live! Yeah, these bones, these things that have just come together by my spirit, they shall also live by my Spirit.
The scripture’s mention of the wind here refers to the ruwach of God -The Hebrew word for Spirit which portrays the quickening power of God.
John 6:63
It is the Spirit who gives life…
2 Corinthians 3:6
…… but the Spirit quickens.
I don’t know what has left you cold and inert; I don’t even know how run down you are or feel but I know someone who can quicken. God can! If you’ll allow him, His spirit, his presence is coming into your situation to liven it – it will come together
God said “Come from the four winds”. You see, it doesn’t matter when and where, what happened and how, God said that His Spirit will reach and revive you. Right now, you may feel smitten but you are about to be quickened on every side. Every area of your life that needs to come together will, Amen!
In verse 10, we see the obedience factor reemphasized; Ezekiel prophesied, he commanded as he was commanded and as a result the breath came into the bones and they lived and not only did they live but they stood.
As the wind, the very life of God comes into you, I declare that you will live and stand! On your own feet, not leaning on anyone for support but on your own feet. Yes, I’m talking about balance, I declare that you will not be shaken neither will you be movable nor unstable; your posture will change and you will stand erect. Whatever was broken will be mended, that which was dysfunctional will become functional once again. Wait a minute; are will still talking about the disjoined bones that were once dry? Oh yes but they’re now together, alive, standing, great and operative – they’re now an army, strong, bold, and ready to do warfare, take territories, claim spoils and even live the abundant life. Friend, this is what God is doing for you. Bless His name!
Romans 8: 28 (NLT)
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose for them.
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