We have Life

The valley was filled with bones that were dry,
bones once covered with flesh. What happened?
Once connected and filled with life, but no longer.
Bones that will rot and return to the dust, unless.
Unless they are reconnected, bone to bone,
unless sinews come on them, then flesh, and then breath.
But how? Why? Who could make them live again?
These bones did live again, God caused them to.
He did so by His Spirit and by His word.
The word He commanded Ezekiel, His prophet, to speak.
This was God's declaration that Israel would live again, that
He would bring them back to their own land from exile.
And He did!

God still works through His word and by His Spirit.
The Word also became flesh and was filled with the Spirit.
Together they did the Father's will, the Father was glorified.
What was accomplished has brought life to us dead people.
Yes, life that is real, full, and free to God's chosen people.
But, why do we appear to be a valley of dry bones?
Why do we who have been given life live as dead people?
Isn't God's word living and active?! Isn't His Spirit within us?!
We are no longer dead people, Jesus was raised to life.
By His resurrection we were also raised to life,
bones to bones, sinews on them, then flesh, and then breath.
God opened our graves and raised us up from them to live.
We are alive. We have been made alive. It's time for us to stand.
It's time for us to declare, "God has given us life!"
Let's stand and live boldly for WE HAVE LIFE!!!