11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”

It’s hard to believe sometimes that the God can rise up an army of dry bones because how? They are just bones; without flesh, all lifeless, and no pulse to make up the characteristics to be “alive”. But here, God puts his spirit within us, gives us life and a home. I guess what’s more hard to believe is that I started off as dry bones before I came to know the Lord.

There I times when I meet people and think to myself, “It’s hopeless. There is no way that God will be able to reach this person because they are so beyond reach of being saved. They are so placed in their ways that there is no possible way to move them; to have them see with a different eye.” But that’s where I’m wrong. God is able to move mountains, split seas, and if it’s in his will, he is able to raise dry bones to life. He is the only one that is able to move that friend, relative, stranger’s heart and open their eyes to see the life that he provides.

Father God, you work so miraculously in so many ways and I read it time and time again. Lord forgive me and my stubbornness with my faith because sometimes its just so hard to believe. But you are beyond sight, you are a spirit that moves in so many unexpected ways. God I pray that I would never give up on the friends and strangers that you have called me to. Lord, let your spirit move and give me courage to not lose hope on what seems hopeless. Let me have faith in who you are and what you do, and that I may trust you that when I face what seems as shortcomings, you have it safe in your hands. Lord thank you for giving hope when all hope is lost. Thank you for being such a generous God and I pray that I would not lose sight of the wonders you can do. In Jesus name, Amen.