GOD or DOG

Dear God ,I`m in a happy mood today so lets commune together.
God go and get me a Car,a better one than my friend`s
God,I have already made my decision so I don`t need you now;maybe later
etc.
Does this attitude sound familier.Is this to a God or to a Dog?.
does it not sound like the way we command our dogs?.
When we feel like playing we call them
when we don`t feel like playing we send them to the corner.They don`t have a say in what we do.
Is GOD your GOD or your DOG?

A Valley of Dry Bones -Ezekiel 37:4 part 2

5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! 6 I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
7 So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. 8 Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them.


Verse 5-8

Here the Lord said Something.He said I would put breath into you.Breath signifies life,the spirit of God within man.Then He would put flesh and muscles.
Looking at verse 7 we realize something significant in the sequence which the Lord used for restoration

1. He attacked the foundation;the bones are useless if they don't come together to form a skeleton.The skeleton is the underlying framework of the body.Similarly to solve your problem ,you need to identify the root of the problem,if it is your broken marriage,then identify what caused it.It is only when you know the cause that you can salvage the situation.Don't just jump into patching up the external,touch the core situation.Get the skeleton together
2. He goes on to add Muscle and Flesh (in that order) to hold the bones together,what are your muscles ?,the core values you use to govern your life.It should be God-centered to enable it to hold the bones together in stormy situations.
3. Then the Skin.Most of us would like to add the skin first.The Skin is the outward manifestation of a solution.We sometimes prefer that people see that how children are happy,our marriage is going on strong ,our body is well etc .All these we want,whiles there is an inner decay.The Skin should be the last.And to put the skin,we need action,the skin becomes healthy when you feed it.you marriage becomes healthy when you give it attention.your finances grow when you work on it.its not automatic.
4. Finally ... but they still had no breath in them. What does that mean.It means that physically everything is alright but spiritually everything is dead.The Breath is the spirit of the living God dwelling within us.It is that which quickens our mortal bodies.It has to become part of the total package or else the package would collapse at the onset of a storm.The truth of life is that you DON'T NEED GOD TO excel but YOU NEED HIM TO CONTINUE BEING EXCELLENT AT ALL TIMES;in and out of storms.
   

A Valley of Dry Bones -Ezekiel 37:4 part 1

This Is an interesting passage in the Bible that speaks great things about Christianity.

1 The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. 2 He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. 3 Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”
“O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! 6 I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”


Dry Bone is likened to any situation that is dead,any situation that looks hopeless,any situation that YOU have no obvious solution to.
Dry Bone situation is your dead marriage,dry bone situation is that disease that is troubling you,
dry bone situation is that son or daughter that has gone wayward.It is infact any situation that as a man you don't have a solution to.
At a quick glance some few things come out.
God asked “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”,why?.Obviously God knew the answer to the situation,He also knew that it was humanly impossible for those bones to come back to life.But He still asked,He did not jump into the situation.He just doesn't jump into
your dead marriage.He needs a confirmation of need from you.He wants you to recognise and acknowledge with faith that you have reached your human limit and that He is the only Hope for you.

verse 4
He said PROPHESY.He did not say Hope for,He did not say ask,He did to say plead,He did not say Cry for.
None of those.He said Prophesy,Speak,declare,Decree,Speak into being.As a Christian you should recognise therefore that you have the authority and power to change your dead situation in the Lord's name.You may cry out to the Lord for Help but when He gives you the direction or answer ,you need to enforce the solution using the authority He has given you as His child.You stand on your own feet and command ,speak and order situations to change.Until you recognise who you are in the Lord,you would continue to be as powerless as the any other person.


to be continued..