Dry bones

“And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:” - Ezekiel 37v3-5

The story of the dry bones in Ezekiel 37 is primarily and most importantly a story of the spiritual and physical restoration of the nation of Israel. He make a promise and a commitment that He is not going to totally forsake His people and one day they will be totally restored.

There is however an application for us as well. There is no doubt that the breath of God symbolises the Holy Spirit. God breathed into Adams nostrils and he received the breath of life, here God breathed on dry bones and they received life. At salvation the Holy Spirit came and gave me spiritual life.
I think we can also speak of times in our lives when we are in a place of spiritual dry bones. In those “dry bones” times it is important to remember that we already have the life giving power of the Holy Spirit, God’s breath is already on us. All we need to do is to avail ourselves of that power and let the Holy Spirit do His life giving works. There is no need to us to live in the valley of dry bones. Let’s enjoy His life giving power!