Ezekiel 37:1-14 ~ The Spirit of the Lord

 

Ezekiel 37:1-14

The Hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 

2 And He led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And He said to me, 

“Son of man, can these bones live?” 

And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 

Then 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, and you shall live. 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, 
and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. 

9 Then 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 may live.” 

10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

11 Then 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 is lost; we are indeed cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: 

Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”

Are we getting better or bitter? Since the pandemic and the Awake Time.

Probably both. A little honesty there.

Remember with me, Earth, Wind and Fire

Do you remember

The twenty-first night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders

While chasin' the clouds away

Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'

As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh yeah

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya
Never was a cloudy day

Yes, this is June, not September or even Thanksgiving. But we need to see something of vast good. Before Covid, Thanksgiving was debunked as distinctly unworthy.

After Covid. We are On.

Thanksgiving travel numbers: 

 2023: about 78.18 million travelers in the U.S. 

 2024: about 79.86 million travelers forecast for the U.S. 

 2025: about 81.8 million travelers  nationally in the U.S.

Remember!

Note to self.

Abba, Father,

 Loving God, 

Maker of Heaven and earth, 

Protect us in Your love and mercy. 

Send the Spirit of Jesus 

to be with us, 

to still our fears and give us confidence. 

 In the stormy waters, 

Jesus reassured His Disciples by His Presence, 

calmed the storm,

 and 

strengthened their faith. 

Guard us from harm during this storm 

and 

renew our faith to serve you faithfully. 

 Give us the courage to face all difficulties 

and 

the wisdom to see the ways your Spirit 

binds us together in mutual assistance. 

We pray for the safety

of all of our families.

With confidence 

we make our prayer 

through 

Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Thank You,

Father,

the rain

has Majestically

Abated in Houston area.

Your Glory

Thank You

We PRAY

for Your Mercy as

Tropical Storm Arthur

departs

and will quit.

We pray for Safety.

And Recovery.

Your Glory.

So many times

we all think and sometimes

pray

for more Heaven on earth

and God's good will be done.

And we must be the Heaven

and we must be the Light

Dwell in me

Dwell in those I love

Dwell in those I pray for 

To seek God first

Help us to see more Heaven on earth

Help us to be more Heaven on earth

And we will finish well

in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

John 21

Thank you, Jesus our Lord Christ

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You, Jesus