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A Trip to the Valley
by Richard Allen Farmer
Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Topic: How the breath of God can restore life even to the dry bones of the church.
Big Idea: When Ezekiel saw the dry bones come to life through God's Word and breath, it was a picture of what God could do for all of Israel—and for us.
Keywords: Rebirth; Renewal; Revival; Holy Spirit
Introduction
- Ezekiel opens with, "The hand of the Lord was upon me."
God takes Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones, and asks, "Can these bones live?"
- Ezekiel gives the right answer to God's question: "Lord, you know."
- Ezekiel already sees his own people in this picture, who are in need of a revival.
God tells Ezekiel to preach to the bones, for they need God's word.
- God wants Ezekiel to tell the bones three things:
-I'll change your status.
-I'll put breath in you.
-You'll become human and know I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel obediently preaches as he is commanded.
After Ezekiel obediently preached, amazing things happened in the valley.
- Flesh formed on the dry bones, and the skeletons looked alive.
- God tells Ezekiel to prophesy to the wind to enter the skeletons, and they become a vast army.
- Likewise, we can look alive, but nothing happens until God breathes in us.
Conclusion
- We can learn three things from Ezekiel's trip to the valley:
-First, God wants dry, disjointed people to live.
-Second, we can't do anything without the breath (power) of God.
-Finally, it is God's desire that people know that he is God.
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