How to Breathe Again

Today's Verse:

Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: ~Ezekiel 37:5 

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All of us recognize the importance of breathing. Breathing is a sign of life. When we stop breathing, we stop living. Sometimes after running or doing vigorous exercise, we might say that we are out of breath or need to catch our breath. Someone who is in need of CPR is someone who needs to breathe again. Our Scripture this morning contains a very colorful lesson on how to breathe again. 

We see a wasteland. 

Ezekiel was shown a valley full of bones. These bones represented casualties of war that had been left in the battlefield. These bones represented death. Death is when life ceases to exist. All that is left are memories of the past. These bones were also dry. In fact, they were very dry! They had been in the sun for a very long time. This is a picture of a Christian life that is no longer useful and, for practical purposes, is as though it were dead. Jesus told the church at Sardis “thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead.” We see a picture of life that has dried up. When we work ourselves too hard and neglect caring for our souls, we become very dry. When this happens we lack enthusiasm, effectiveness, and power. 

We see a wind. 

God told Ezekiel to start preaching to this valley of dry bones. As he did, God breathed life into these bones. The wind and breath are a beautiful picture of the Holy Spirit. We need the freshness of the Holy Spirit to blow into our lives. We need the breath of Heaven to breathe into our souls. Only by the work of the Spirit can we see revival in our churches and in our lives. When God made Adam, He breathed into him and he became a living soul. If you are feeling dry in your spiritual life, it’s time for the breath of Heaven to breathe life into you. If your effectiveness for the Lord has been left for dead, you need the wind of the Spirit to revive you. 

We see a working. 

What was once dead became a living person again! There was a noise and the bones started to rattle and come together. Then, sinew, flesh, and skin covered these bones. Revival is when we get back our life! It is the bringing back of that which had dwindled down to nothing. Revival is not a self-made work.  It is a supernatural work. It is the work of the Spirit. When life returns, there is joy and happiness. There is activity and a desire to doing productive things. God does not just want to put us back together, but to also give us back a life of usefulness. 

We see the wholeness.

Everyone who was previously dead in that valley became a living soul again. They were once again an exceeding great army. When all of God’s people experience a true revival, the church becomes an exceeding great army. Once again, these revived bones were whole. Revival is not limited to just a few. God’s will is for everyone in the church to be revived. 

If you are feeling spiritually dry and the ministries you are in have been dying, it’s time to get the wind of the Spirit to blow into your soul and give you back your life. Let the preaching of God’s Word be the means by which you breathe again! 

Have a Spirit-led God Morning! 

Reading Schedule: Isaiah 13-17

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