Are you completely dried out?

"They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out." 

                                                                     v2 of  Ezekiel 37:1-14. NLT 

Ezekiel was given a vision of where he was placed in a Valley full of dry skeletons. This was a shameful examples of the bodies of Jews who had been left following a battle. It was shameful because these bodies were not washed, wrapped and buried, but just left for the vultures to eat. The Lord had warned Israel that this would happen because of their sin. Now, as  Ezekiel walked around these bones in the Spirit, he asked God if these bones could ever live again. 

Like these bones, we can become completely dried out in the Spirit because of sin, lack of teaching and lack of giving ourselves over to God, totally. If we don't read our bibles, we have no food. If we don't walk with Him, we are going nowhere. God replied to Ezekiel and told him to prophesy to these bones; and speak to the dryness asking for renewal. He did this and there came the sound of rattling bones as they joined together, and stood as an army with flesh and sinews, yet with no life. God then told Ezekiel to use the Hebrew word for wind -  ruah, which means wind, breath and Spirit and speak life to this army and life was regained with power. 

We all have dry periods where we just don't hear God and feel far away from Him. However, this must be limited because the evil one will use these times for his own advantage. When we do feel this way, or indeed, meet someone who does, we need to take action and speak to the dryness in Jesus' name. We need to speak life and renewal to them bringing life back to their walk, as Jesus puts it in John 6:63 'The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.'

Don't be fooled, we can look life-like as this army were but remember, they had no life in them and, sometimes you will be the same and others you meet. So perhaps it's time to sharpen up our faith and use it as Jesus has told us to. We have the power to speak life into things that we come up against, not just people but situations

Therefore, don't allow yourself to become dry, encourage yourself and others (Ephesians 4:29), and walk in boldness and power with Jesus.

Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen

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