New Life on Old Battlegrounds - Sara Whitten, Kerrville, TX - Oct 10, 2025
The testimony in Ezekiel 37 of the dry bones coming to life is a familiar one for many of us. Recently, the Lord highlighted this text to me in a fresh way that I believe is a very timely encouragement.
When the Lord Initiates
In the first few verses of Ezekiel 37, it was the Holy Spirit who brought him to a valley of exposed bones. The foundation of this miracle was not the will or idea of Ezekiel but of the Lord.
There are times in our journey where the Lord brings us to a place for the purpose of His supernatural plans. Often, it's not initially our choice or our idea. It may be a washed-up or forgotten dream. It may be something we've never even come across before.
Where the Supernatural Begins
The stage for God's great plans often look like a wilderness at first. God didn't bring Ezekiel to a flourishing garden or an oasis. He brought him to a low and lifeless place, NOT for the purpose of wanting Ezekiel to experience hardship, but for the purpose of wanting the whole area—Ezekiel included—to witness the miraculous.
The NKJV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible footnote for Ezekiel 37:1 explains that for such a large amount of bones to be left exposed to the elements lends evidence to it being the "scene of a major catastrophe." Because none of the bones were given a proper burial, it was likely a battle scene. This had been the sight of a battle, most likely a defeat. To have one's bones left exposed to the elements was a curse one would wish on an enemy in that day and culture.
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