Dear Friend,
I hope you are well and have been blessed by this series. Hold onto your faith, God’s not finished with you yet, you have a promising future, your dry bones will become living beings, your change will come, in fact your change has come, things are coming together for you and those things you have been expecting will happen. Remember, it’s not over till God says it’s over, if He say’s you have a hope and a future, it is so!
Ezekiel 37:11 (NKJV)
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’
This was the conclusion of those exiles after their habitation and temple was destroyed. In today’s terms, it will read “We have nobody; we are behind bars, living rough and have nothing to look forward to; who could possibly help or may be save us? We’re finished!” If you feel or have felt like this, God has a word for you.
Ezekiel 37:12-14 (NKJV)
Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’”
God said to them – before I begin to say anything – you are my people, you are mine, you have me, I will never leave you nor forsake you. Friend, you are the apple of God’s eye, he will never take his eyes off you. So be encouraged.
He goes on to say “I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves”. Graves speak of the end or destruction of something. This shouldn’t surprise you as you know this is where the dead are buried. But here, God is saying, no matter how sunk and trapped you feel, there’s hope for you because I’ll open the graves, I will dig you up and clean you up so you can go and fulfil your destiny.
The land of Israel was everything to these people; it was their inheritance, a dear possession – time was taken to allot the
He continues by saying “I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.” The sprit of the Lord is His essence; the spirit gives life and same Spirit will invigorate and empower you, you have a future, you will live, you will survive!
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
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