Ezekiel 37:5-6 "Dry Bones." with Pastor Joe Marquez. WORD OF GRACE DEVOTION FOR 11/18/19.

11/18/2019

The Word of Grace Devotion for November 18, 2019
Dry Bones
Ezekiel 37:5-6, “Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
Beloved, the nation of Israel had fallen away from the Lord, had pursued idols and because of their infidelity with the Lord, they were cast out of Israel and into bondage. Spiritually speaking, they were broken and essentially, “Bone Dry.” In Ezekiel 37:11b they describe their condition, “They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!” They needed a miracle and thankfully we serve a God of miracles.
Beloved, maybe you find yourself today in a valley of dry bones. Life, trials and tribulations have overwhelmed you, your hope is lost and you feel cut off from God and His Body of Believers. Beloved, there is a remedy.
The clue is given to us in Ezekiel 37:4, “Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!” Beloved, when we are feeling dry, we need to hear the Word of the Lord! We need once again to commit ourselves to the daily reading of Scripture, to involve ourselves in the fellowship of believers and to follow hard after Jesus. What will happen?
Ezekiel 37:5-6 says, “Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” Beloved, the Lord will restore you and you shall live!
Beloved, hear the Word of The Lord and live!
I pray that you will have a blessed week! I love you and I will be praying for you!

In Him,
Pastor Joe

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Senior Pastor
Joe Marquez

Beloved, we are soon to once again celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the human Son of man and the divine Son of God. He is one hundred percent human and one hundred percent God.

While there were many people instrumental in the birth of Christ, this morning we will look at His birth through the eyes of Joseph, His legal father. There is not too much known about the man who would care for Christ as He grew up. We know that Joseph was possibly a carpenter but most importantly we know that he was a righteous man who did the right thing.

When others would have ran away from a responsibility that was not even their own, Joseph stood steadfast and remained faithful to the end. We can learn much from his character and apply his attributes of faithfulness, purity, and perseverance to our own lives.

May you have a Blessed Christmas week and may Christ always be at the center of your lives!

P.S. Come back this evening as we look at the birth of Christ through the Gospel of Luke!