"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" (Ezekiel 37:7).
The Lord produces unexpected yields of harvest in the least likely spots. God showed Ezekiel a valley fill with dry, crumbling bones. The life had gone out of them long ago. God asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" It would have been easy to reply, "Not a chance." But by faith, Ezekiel confessed, "Lord, You know" (v.3).
He sure did! By the mighty power of His Word, the valley of dry bones became a living and mighty army. The dry bones came to life!
By this sign, God demonstrated that in bringing us to faith, He raised us from death to life in His Son, Jesus Christ. We were dead in our trespasses and sins, but by His grace in Christ we are made alive through His Word. By His Son's death on the cross, our sins are forgiven. Through Jesus' glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday, we are assured of life eternal!
Praise be to Him, Who can harvest an eternal crop of souls in the most unlikely of places and circumstances!
-Dale
