March 13, 2014
In Ezekiel 37, the place where the man of God was
taken to was a graveyard, a place where typically, only dead things were found
there. A symbol of people without hope for any comeback. The symbolism is of- a
people- whose hope- has died- and has been dead- for- a long time. The prophet
looked at the bones and I’m sure he would have shaken his head in despair of
the level of hopelessness of those bones.
God asked him, “Can these bones live again?” Ezekiel
said there seems to be no human solutions- for this hope-less situation for
they are very dry and said "Lord- you know". He said that because he
knew the situation was out of human’s control and beyond human comprehension.
However, the moment God said, “Prophet, its not
over, speak life,” that was the beginning of glory for those hopeless and dead
bones. It doesn’t matter how hopeless or dry your situation is, listen and
listen good, IT IS NOT OVER YET UNTIL YOU SHINE. Jarius thought it was over -
his daughter was dead - but God hadn’t said it was over. The man at the
pool of Bethesda thought it was over because he couldn’t make it into the
water, but God didn’t say it was over.
Everyone thought it was over for Daniel when he was
thrown into the lion’s den, but God didn’t say it was. Nebuchadnezzar
thought it would be over for Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego, but God said it
wasn’t over. Job’s wife thought it was over and encouraged her husband to
curse God and die, but the Lord didn’t say it was over. Sir, it isn’t over
until God Says It’s Over!
I don’t know WHAT the future holds...but I state
with complete certainty that I know WHO holds the future and because you are
alive and reading this, it is not over yet! You are coming out! You are getting
back up! You are rising up again! Shout Hallelujah!
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