1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. 3He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." 4Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' 5"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. 6'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.'" 7So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9Then 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 come to life."'" 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
The Vision Explained
11Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished We are completely cut off.' 12"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13"Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. 14"I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'" ------
i love the Valley of Bones vision. in fact, that's actually where the name Bones came from in my name.. but that's a whole other story.. i've been listening to Judean RadioStatic's song Valley of Bones and it got me thinking and praying.
God does all these wonderful things... He showed a vision of dried, dead bones... in the book of Joshua, He caused the sun to stand still.. why? why does He do this stuff?
Why does He restore us when we fall away?
so that all will know that the Lord is God.
He let His own son be handed over to men and beaten, spit upon, and ultimately killed. but Jesus ended up getting out of the grave. why? so all would know that THE LORD IS GOD. He came so we would believe in Him, accept His death and resurrection, and let the world know that He is God.
it's easy to get caught up in daily life. it's easy to end up having your spiritual walk dry up and be nothing but a pile of dry bones. but God can speak life into us. He will restore us to our full potential and take us exceedingly further... why? so that ALL WILL KNOW THAT THE LORD IS GOD!!
i was nothing but bones... but now i'm a voice telling you... He is God.
i'm was the lead singer for Red Lipstick Death and i attend Iron City Church where i am being trained to be a preacher of God's word
www.ironcitychurch.com
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