Ezekiel 37:12
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
House of Israel lost hope in the valley of dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:11
Profaning the churches of today by marrying the false god of this world.
Malachi 2:11-13
Breath comes from the four winds to give life to the bones.
Ezekiel 37:9-10
Bones are connected and given flesh and muscle.
Ezekiel 37:8
We all have one Creator so why are we in so much conflict with each other?
Malachi 2:10
Bones rattle and come together bone to bone.
Ezekiel 37:7
God promises to connect the bones, bring muscle onto the bones, and covers with skin.
Ezekiel 37:6
Ministers are to be the messenger of the Lord, but today they cause many to stumble
Malachi 2:7-9
God promises to cause life-giving breath to enter the very dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:4-5