"VALLEY of DRY BONES: Can These Dry Bones Live?"

The story has never changed throughout the ages and the question remains the same. In the face of adversity and daunting situations, our Savior asks us the the very same question He asked the Prophet Ezekiel, "When you find yourself in the Valley of Dry Bones, and you have just witnessed the devastation of your comrades laying in defeat and desolation, Son of Man, can these dry bones live?"

In the WOG, the Book of Ezekiel 37:1-14 outlines the challenges all men and women face who dare to be great in the Kingdom of God. The individual has to make a choice; am I able to do this thing under my own power or do I yield to the power of God and allow Him to direct my path?

                                         The Valley of Dry Bones: Is this What You See?

In the Hebrew language, the word "bones" is translated "garam" (#H1633) which means to be spare or skeleton-like, or to break bones, denude. The Holy Spirit taught me that the bones represent those Believers who are dry and dead; those who are despondent and dejected and those who are dispersed and disassembled.

Our ability to answer the question correctly is primarily an act of FAITH. Then, through our "demonstration" (which is our faith activated by actually doing something), we can manifest glory for the Lord God in the marketplace. This intimate interaction with the Lord God is a mirror reflection of the "Body-Breath" sequence which occurred in the garden between the Lord God and Adam. in short, the Spirit of God overtakes our mortal bodies and transforms us into mighty "spiritual warriors" in the KOG.

The Spirit of God will realign, rebuild and revive; He will reconnect, reconstitute and restore; and He will reaffirm, reconcile and redeem the willing servant to Himself. He is intentional in His obsession with His people. When the believer answers, "Yes! These dry bones live, " he is immediately transported into the "God Realm" called "'atsam" in Hebrew, which means to be vast and mighty; to be numerous, to make strong and to shut and or close the eyes (as in the action of what a "visionary" does). The Believer further declares, "I see a mighty army prepared to utterly destroy the enemy of the Lord God!"

A Mighty Army of Men

The significance of closing the eyes immediately changes the perspective of the Believer from a "present reality" into a "perceived reality". Once you close your eyes, YOU SEE WHAT GOD SEES! Sometimes our "sight" (physical gift) gets in the way of our "vision" (spiritual gift) and it not only impedes our ability to see what God sees, but it also impedes our ability to see ourselves as God sees us!

In other words, you are to blind your eyes so as not to be deceived by the enemy and thereby obtain the ability to return boldly to the throne of grace from spiritual exile. Selah...