Ezekiel 37:11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’
I was reminded this morning that the valley of dry bones represented not only death but also disgrace. For bones to be left in that condition, they would have had to have been denied a proper burial, meaning these weren’t just symbolic of exhaustion and loss of hope but also of disgrace.
Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
I am reminded of Isaiah 43:19. God is making a way in the wilderness. He is doing a new thing, even though we cannot yet perceive it. He is asking us to act in faith that He is who He says, that He keeps His promises, no matter what our eyes are telling us.
Ezekiel 37:13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.
Lord, When I look at the valley of dry bones, I see death, despair, disgrace. Thank You that Your vision is not of this world, that Your sight is not limited as mine is. Help me, like Ezekiel, to act in faith in You, despite what I see. Amen.
Ezekiel 37:14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’”
Have a blessed day.