Dry bones live

Read Ezekiel 37 (yes, the whole chapter, it's not too long). God led Ezekiel to a valley full of dry bones and told Ezekiel to prophesy to the bones: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again"' (Ezekiel 37:5 NLT)! Some days we need to hear that.

Google the word 'acedia'. In a nutshell, 'acedia' means feeling sluggish, lifeless, not really interested in anything, including ourselves. Our main enemy, Satan, loves to grow 'acedia' in our lives. Jesus explained the difference between his way of life and how the devil works on us: 'A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so everyone would have life, and have it fully' (John 10:10 CEV). Jesus calling the devil a 'thief' is no casual insult; it's a spot-on warning to us.

God created us, and lovingly crafted us to thrive and grow into our own reflections of his creativity, full of life, joy and love. And when we fall flat, when we're nothing more than dry bones in a tough-time valley, he can breathe into us, restore our hope, 'open [our] graves of exile and cause [us] to rise again' (Ezekiel 37:12 NLT).



So what now? Who can you inspire today? Find someone to send a message to or spend time with, someone you can encourage to do amazing things. You'll be breathing life into someone's world, but your dry bones will be enlivened too.





— SCRIPTURE —

'I came so everyone would have life, and have it fully.' John 10:10 CEV
— SOULFOOD —

1 Sam 1-3, Matt 26:17-29, Ps 34 , Pro 21:14-16