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When Dry Bones Thirst

November 18, 2010

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’

Have you ever felt cut off?

Dried Up?

That all hope….is gone?

I have.

I wonder what Ezekiel would have been thinking and feeling as he looked out over this valley full of dry bones….maybe pity…disgust….

Or maybe, his heart broke a little bit with that sudden realization…I feel alot like they do.

In my times when I feel the most empty, I look for something, ANYTHING to fill me up again. It’s almost a weird panic that takes over and in those moments all I want is to feel better. All I want is be comforted. ALL I WANT is to know that it’s going to be OK.

And in those moments I would do ANYTHING to feel better.

Even sin.

Even search for something other than God.

Have you ever felt like me?

Have you ever realized that when our dry bones thirst…we will do anything to quench them?

And yet later on in v. 14 God says

And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.”

My life…comes from Jesus.

My fulfillment…is Jesus.

And in Jesus, our dry bones will never be thirsty again.

Jesus I pray – in the times when I am most dry. In the times when I feel the most alone…when all hope is gone…

Would you bring the focus of my vision back to you…would I find my complete rest…my complete satisfaction…in you.

B.

This song was playing when I was doing my Devotions this morning…and I wanted to share it with you.

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