26d (edited) • 📖 Scripture & Devotion
Spiritual Boost - 04.05.26
The Year of “Re”
Resurrect: Can These Bones Live?
Part Two: The Crowd, The Calling & The Cost
“And He said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’”
So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
Ezekiel 37:3
How exciting is it when God deposits within us a passionate desire for a ministry or a calling so great it is beyond our own comprehension? It can be a new relationship, starting a family, a business, a ministry, an educational pursuit, an investment, or the like. Whatever it is, we know that God Himself has placed that thing on the inside of us. We pray, we ponder, then we submit to lay hold of what He has promised.
We get the courage to tell our friends and loved ones. We begin the process of carrying out this great work. We move step by step as He leads. We continue to serve God and others as we walk toward the manifestation of this ultimate calling. Everyone is offering their assistance. Whatever the promise entails, everything appears to be right on schedule.
Then suddenly, calamity shows up at the door. Not only does it come, it brings betrayal, rejection, doubt, lack, agony, and fear. The friends disperse. The praise turns to jeers. We cannot even get anyone to pray for us, let alone with us. We begin to ask ourselves the question: Is it even worth it? Maybe I heard God wrong. Should I just let it all go?
Can These Bones Live?
We cry out to God for this despair to pass. We want to walk away from the dream and, at times, from life itself. But that thing God has placed in us is still pushing to come forth. We become exhausted physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. Still, we muster a nevertheless and press on.
We keep going while carrying doubt and hopelessness. We perform what seem to be obedient actions, but faith is lacking. We are going through the motions. This big, beautiful dream now lacks muscle and skin. It is only bones.
Can These Bones Live?
What we have just read sounds familiar, doesn’t it? This is the same journey Jesus took during what we call Passion Week. There was a moment when the crowd welcomed Him with praise. Voices were lifted. Expectations were high. It appeared that everything was aligning with what had been promised. Yet, in a matter of days, the same voices shifted. Praise gave way to rejection. Support turned into silence. What once looked like promise began to feel uncertain. He experienced betrayal. He stood in the tension of what was before Him. The weight of what He carried was not light. There is a cost to the calling.
In the garden of Gethsemane, we see the fullness of that cost. There is anguish. There is surrender. There is a wrestling between what is felt and what must be fulfilled. Jesus had to get to His nevertheless (Mark 14; Luke 22).
Can These Bones Live?
In our foundational scripture, we read that even with the knowledge of the promise of God to Abraham, the children of Israel were in a place of despair, hopelessness, and unbelief. Has the promise been withdrawn?
Can These Bones Live?
Thought to Ponder
The Bible tells us in Leviticus 17:11 that life is found in the blood. Guess where blood is produced. In the bone. With this in mind, I ask you the same question God asked Ezekiel: When it comes to your God-given dream and assignment, “Can these bones live?”
Stay attentive throughout this month as we walk through the answer together.
Coming Next Week
Can These Bones Live?-The Weight of Friday
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