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There is Still Hope!(Ezekiel 37:1-10)

We live in times that a lot of people have either lost hope or almost in the process of losing hope to live for tomorrow and the days ahead. This is because we face severe challenges, circumstances or situations that seem too complex and seem to defy logic. Many times as human beings, we want to figure out things by ourselves and the trajectory they are likely to take. But unfortunately that is not how they work in the spiritual realm.

The hand of the LORD came upon Ezekiel the prophet and the Spirit of the Lord set him down in the midst of the valley of the dry bones. And the Lord caused him to pass by them all and indeed they were very many and very dry. Asked by the Lord whether these bones could live, Ezekiel responded “O Lord God, You know”. How could you have responded if this question was posed to you? Maybe most likely by saying its impossible!

The Lord said to Ezekiel “Prophesy to these bones,and let them hear the word of the Lord”.Whose word do you use to speak to your dry things, circumstances in your life?.The Lord’s word was that “Surely,I will cause breath to enter into you.and you shall live,I will put sinews on you,will bring flesh upon you,cover you with skin and put breath in you,and you shall live “then you shall know that Iam the LORD.Understand friend that restoration,revival is a process and must not be confused with what many think and imagine that they can turn on and off God when they want to their demands met.God is a timing God and has an opportune time for everything.

So Ezekiel prophesied as commanded by the Lord and there was a noise and suddenly a rattling ,and the bones came together ,bone to bone. A valley that was full of very dry bones, suddenly there appeared to be some movement, hope and life as sinews, flesh and and skin covered the dry bones. Does this seem like revival, restoration time was here and what could you have done if it was you present?

The Lord said to Ezekiel, prophesy son of man to the breath, and say to the breath, thus says the Lord O, breath, Come from the four winds breath on these slain, that they may live. So as Ezekiel ,prophesied as commanded by the Lord, breath came into them ,they lived and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. What could you have done after seeing all this and bearing in mind that it was initially a valley full of very dry bones?

Relevant lessons from this story;

-There is no situation, challenge, circumstance in your life that can defy God.

-God wants you to acknowledge that He is the one who knows the condition of every situation in your life.

-We are limited to what we know and must turn to God for help.

-God wants your participation in the revival, restoration process(He wants you to take the first step and then He takes up from there to end).

-Hope, restoration is a process that follows God’s laid down procedure(dry bones,sinews,flesh,skin,and finally breath)

-It is in our valleys that God starts the hope and restoration process.

-Our valleys,are God’s starting points to cause things happen in our lives.

-Without valleys, we can not acknowledge God’s divine power of restoration and hope.

-Turn every valley in your life, family, marriage, children, business, ministry to God and watch what the LORD is going to do to you.

HOPE IS REAL!!

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Lessons from the Pandemic !

The year 2020 started well as any other year with great plans, but by mid March things that nobody,no government,no organization ever thought of unfolded with the Corona virus taking center stage globally. It looked like a small thing and most likely many gave it a pass that it was a passing cloud only to realize that life was going to take a completely different dimension. Many lives were lost and still going on, many jobs were lost, many businesses were closed permanently, many governments lost control of the spread of the virus, economies were grounded and still many are not on track yet as it will take a long time.

You and me know very well that fear gripped the entire human kind and masks, social distancing, and washing were seen an a way to curb this deadly virus that seemed determined to wipe lives away. But still even with these measures in place, there are still those who considered those measures as mere PR and even downplayed and still downplay this deadly virus while it is still taking the lives of many friends,family away.So why this kind of confusion in our society?I guess there are those who seem to benefit out of the whole pandemic or who love to downplay things for their own reasons.While the truth of the matter is one life lost is not worth any amount of dollars that can be received(Life is priceless)and worthy living.

A Quick look at the past one year i have learnt some lessons that i thought would want to share here as here under;

Nobody can easily know what lies ahead or comes next in line

Nobody may be fully and completely prepared to face the unforseen

Some things like the Corona Virus brought all people into the same level and the issue of status was no more

One had to fight for life by himself or herself if the pandemic knocked at the door of your life

It required faith,strength,stamina,exercise,positive attitude to get out of this mess otherwise one would quickly feel defeated and loose hope to hang on

The pandemic seems to enforce individual discipline quietly (social distancing,masks and hand washing)

A new norm has emerged where people are cautious and want to stay alert

Many businesses will never even come back

Many have been rendered jobless and still have not idea when they will ever get a job

Many have become dependent on their governments,organizations to help them be on their feet again.

Many go angry and malnourished population has emerged

Travel restrictions have been put in place by airlines,governments

Any little sign of cough,your neighbor looks at you as a case of Corona infection

Many children have become orphans as a result of losing their parents

Many recreations and gatherings are no more

A new norm of communication has emerged Online Virtual platforms to hold meetings

Many real estate properties rendered unoccupied and wasting away slowly in revenue collection

The list is count less and out of all this i would want to say that’

“We shall overcome all these if we remain hoping for the best” and keep praying unceasingly.