“. . . CAN THESE BONES LIVE? . . .“

by Evangelist Ben Harper

Ezekiel 37 tells how the Spirit of the LORD carried the prophet and placed him in the midst of a valley full of dry bones. God asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" In his response, "O Lord GOD, thou knowest," God gave several commandments that would bring life back to those bones. Through his obedience to the word of God, the bones received a flesh-and-blood body and stood to their feet, an exceed­ing great army! If we are going to see this kind of revival, we must first walk in complete obedience to the Spirit and Word of God, which enables us to see the need for it! Had Ezekiel not been in the Spirit, he would not have seen the potential for these bones to be restored. But, being in the Spirit, he was able to identify the need and believe God at His word! Eze­kiel 37:7 states, "and AS I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone." It was neither before nor after his obedience that God began to work, but "AS". Can you imagine what God will do if we will start responding to what He is calling us to do? May we walk in complete obedience to the Spirit, for it is the only way to make a difference in the lives of others. There is an army ready to awake, but the process begins with us!