Good morning -
He is the God of rhetorical questions. When God asks questions it is for our benefit, not because of His lack of knowledge.
Ezekiel was confronted with a vision of a large valley of dry bones and asked, "Son of man, can these bones live?" (Ezekiel 37:3). Ezekiel wisely answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."
"O Lord GOD, You know" - it is this response that the Lord seeks when He questions. He questions so that we might consider what He can do.
God caused the dry bones to come together, and placed sinews, flesh and skin upon them as well as the breath of life in them. He explained the meaning of it all:
"Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.'" (Ezekiel 37:11)
As a result of their sinful disobedience, the people of Israel were taken away into captivity and ceased to exist as a nation. They became as dead as dried-out bones; devoid of hope and a future. Yet God's vision vividly demonstrated to Ezekiel that God is well able to even bring about life from death.
There are times in life when hope seems to perish; circumstances seem as hopeless as a valley of dry bones. In those moments God's question comes to us so that we might consider what He can do. His question prompts our response: "O Lord GOD, You know".
The God of all possibilities can take the most hopeless circumstances and turn them into living realities. That message is reinforced time and time again through the miracles recorded in the Bible - the parting of the Red Sea, manna in the wilderness, water from a rock, meals from breadcrumbs, resurrection from death. The living God specializes in life from death.
Through faith today may you see beyond your personal valley of dry bones to the living reality that is possible only through the God of all possibilities.
Pastor Steve
He is the God of rhetorical questions. When God asks questions it is for our benefit, not because of His lack of knowledge.
Ezekiel was confronted with a vision of a large valley of dry bones and asked, "Son of man, can these bones live?" (Ezekiel 37:3). Ezekiel wisely answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."
"O Lord GOD, You know" - it is this response that the Lord seeks when He questions. He questions so that we might consider what He can do.
God caused the dry bones to come together, and placed sinews, flesh and skin upon them as well as the breath of life in them. He explained the meaning of it all:
"Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.'" (Ezekiel 37:11)
As a result of their sinful disobedience, the people of Israel were taken away into captivity and ceased to exist as a nation. They became as dead as dried-out bones; devoid of hope and a future. Yet God's vision vividly demonstrated to Ezekiel that God is well able to even bring about life from death.
There are times in life when hope seems to perish; circumstances seem as hopeless as a valley of dry bones. In those moments God's question comes to us so that we might consider what He can do. His question prompts our response: "O Lord GOD, You know".
The God of all possibilities can take the most hopeless circumstances and turn them into living realities. That message is reinforced time and time again through the miracles recorded in the Bible - the parting of the Red Sea, manna in the wilderness, water from a rock, meals from breadcrumbs, resurrection from death. The living God specializes in life from death.
Through faith today may you see beyond your personal valley of dry bones to the living reality that is possible only through the God of all possibilities.
Pastor Steve
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