Valley of the Dry Bones

VALLEY OF THE DRY BONES

This will be an overall picture of what is happening in the world today. In my many years I have seen the changes that have come about. In 2007, I am 76 years older and wiser. God opened my eyes to let me see what is happening in this modern world all around us. In the busyness of merely living everyday lives, the changes kind of crept in and he world followed, including me to an extent. And you, too, possibly. It was all so subtle.

When I was much younger, no stores were allowed open on Sunday. Gradually one store after another began to open.
With men and women both working, it got more convenient to go shopping on Sunday instead of resting.

When I was young I heard the song about “Them bones, them bones, them dry bones.” I thought it was just a funny song. I didn’t know it came from the Bible. Read Ezekiel 37:1-14 to get the whole story. It is quite an intriguing story. It’s about the people of Israel. I will give you a modern view of it.

The Pilgrims first came to the new land because they wanted religious freedom. All life was based on the Bible, the Word of God. Laws were made according to it. The Ten Commandments were a must to follow. The Bible was a learning tool for reading and writing. Many people believed in the God of the Bible. There were always some who didn’t.

People prayed as a family. They turned to God and the Bible when they needed guidance. It was not a perfect time any more than today is. Each generation had its own problems to contend with. It had its own dangers. I wasn’t there so I can’t pretend to know how it really was. Would I have been a survivor in that wilderness that needed tamed. Would you? Am I a survivor in this modern wilderness? It is the same as before but with more people in more territory for evil to thrive in. The territory is now even extending to outer space. Since man is learning how to clone animals, there will be trying to clone artificial people who are willing to do more evil; if they haven't done it yet. How long will God put up with that? What next? Man is striving to be the kind of god or gods they want. Not a God who limits what they can do. Anything goes with a choice of gods to pick from.

Isaiah 5:20-21 “Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight.” A group of people who hated God, decided it was unconstitutional to mix church and state. Then it was a woman’s privilege to decide if she wanted to keep her baby which was conceived in sin or get rid of the hindrance. There argument is that the fetus is not a baby yet; just a piece of matter. She becomes her own god.

No prayer in school or public places allowed. “Human rights” was invented to take away the rights of those who wished to follow God’s laws. The God-ordained family is breaking down. Two men or two women can get married and can adopt a child. How far will that child go to call evil good. So many churches are allowing this. They also preach tolerance of other sinful practices.

I think you get the picture. We are in the valley of dry bones. “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff , they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4). Before now I was only able to see the surface meaning. I thought it just for when I was dying that I didn’t have to fear.

We are walking in the valley of the shadow of death as we walk about doing our daily business. Death (of souls) is all around us. It is becoming more and more apparent what with all the killings committed. No where is safe. This is all you hear on the news.

Along with this is an abundance of beauty contests. This includes little girls dressed like older sexy women. They aren’t allowed to be children. They are all held up as idols. There are all kinds of idols walking around. Sports Idols, movie stars and singing idols are all worshiped. Who or what do you worship? If you worship anything or anyone besides God, you are worshiping idols. This is just a sample. Your bones are dry.

In spite of the evil all around us, Jesus can still give us the peace he has promised. He never lets us fight the battles alone, visible and invisible. As proof I lived about a half block where a couple people were killed at different times. I didn’t hear a thing about either one for a couple days. But it didn't touch me. I had no fear of living there even though one of the murderers lived a couple streets down from me.

The valley of the shadow of death is also the valley of the dry bones. With all the spirituality (not God’s) in the world, and people claiming they can float in the air and do other occultic practices, they wouldn’t be too skeptical about Ezekiel being spirited away. I can imagine though when the bones began to come to life, they might get a bit scared. We would too.

Verse 3 “And He said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God you know” He had no doubts that God could do anything He said He could. In verse 4, he was told to prophesy to the bones, saying “O you dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord.” Wouldn’t we feel silly if we were told speak to a bunch of old dry bones? Ezekiel thought nothing of it and obeyed God and spoke to them.

If a preacher of today dares to preach God’s Word as it is given to him, he w

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