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Dry Bones

Today’s Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Focal Verse: Ezekiel 37:6

“I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live.  Then you shall know that I am the LORD.”

Maybe you expected life to be different than this.  You didn’t expect this empty, dry feeling.  You are still going through the motions, but they have little meaning for you.  You feel like you could say with Israel, “Our bones are dry, our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off!” (v. 11).
Life was not meant to be a burden on your back.  The religious leaders in Jesus’ day had enforced more and more rituals and rules on the people until they felt weighed down under the very things that were meant to enrich their lives.  If you are trying to live up to the traditions of men and this world, it is going to leave you feeling the same way.
What is the answer?  “Come to Me”, Jesus says, “all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
Look to Jesus.  Look to your Savior.  It is in your relationship with Him that you find the Living Water (John 4:10-14).  It is in Him you find purpose and it is He that will graciously bring the skeleton of your life back into a living being again.

If you have found yourself depending on the traditions of men and this world instead of your relationship with Christ, stop now and confess it to Him.  He will bring joy and purpose back into your life.