Ezekiel 37:7 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.
We have the power to speak life to one another. Think about that for a moment. And it doesn’t have to be something complicated. I have taken the time to ask a server who seemed stressed, “You look like you’ve had a hard day. Are you ok?” Her response was brief, but her demeanor seemed lighter after the exchange.
Ezekiel 37:8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
I have a friend who thinks compliments to strangers are frivolous, but I strongly disagree. Complimenting strangers on their attire or hair, their eyes or smile, or simply saying, “Beautiful day, isn’t it? I hope it’s a great one for you,” these little things matter. I know because they matter to me–both hearing them and saying them. It is a little, tiny way to speak life to others. And it’s important.
Ezekiel 37:9 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.’ ”
Lord, Sometimes I make it so weighty a task to be Your hands and feet when all You want is for me to speak life to Your children, to love and encourage others. Help me to speak life to others at every opportunity in every way possible. Amen.
Ezekiel 37:10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
Have a blessed day. I love you.