The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, August 13, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, August 13, 2022
Saturday, August 13, 2021
TOPIC: HOPE IN HOPELESSNESS
TEXT: Ezekiel 37:1-14
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, August 13, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
As recorded in today's text, Prophet Ezekiel, by the Holy Spirit, saw in a vision, a valley which was full of very dry bones. God asked him if the bones could live and he responded, 'O Lord God, You know' (v.3). What a smart response! Ezekiel could easily relate with bringing dead bodies back to life but not dry bones. It was indeed a hopeless case! Bones represent both the house of Israel and Judah in exile that was without hope when they were scattered among foreigners. God's instruction to Ezekiel to prophesy to the bones that they would live gave hope of restoring Israel both politically and spiritually. This implies that Israel would be restored to become a living and vibrant nation again despite their seemingly impossible and hopeless situation.
Your situation could be as hopeless as the dry bones. Everything in and around you may have confirmed that the issue is beyond redemption and as a result, you may have surrendered to fate. When God intervenes, cases like yours magnify the power of God to reverse the irreversible and make the impossible to be possible. Nothing is beyond the redemptive power of God. There is need to keep trusting God and be full of confidence that your story will change and uncommon testimony will come.
Prayer: O Lord, in Your power let all concluded cases of impossibility in my life and nation be made possible today in Jesus Name.