Audio by Pr. Umuremye Jolay Paul, Revival and Reformation Department, Rwanda Union Mission

And [I] shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 37:14.

It is not the human agent that is to inspire with life. The Lord God of Israel will do that part, quickening the lifeless spiritual nature into activity. The breath of the Lord of hosts must enter into the lifeless bodies. In the judgment, when all secrets are laid bare, it will be known that the voice of God spoke through the human agent, and aroused the torpid conscience, stirred the lifeless faculties,
moved sinners to repentance and contrition, and forsaken of sins. It will then be clearly seen that through the human agent faith in Jesus Christ was imparted to the soul, and spiritual life from heaven was breathed upon one who was dead in trespasses and sins, and he was quickened with spiritual life.

But not only does this simile of the dry bones apply to the world, but also to those who have been blessed with great light; for they also are like the skeletons of the valley. They have the form of men, the framework of the body; but they do have not spiritual life. But the parable does not leave the dry bones merely knit together into the forms of men; for it is not enough that there is a symmetry of limb and feature. The breath of life must vivify the bodies, so that they may stand upright, and spring into activity. These bones represent the house of Israel, the church of God, and the hope of the church is the vivifying influence of the Holy Spirit. The Lord must breathe upon the dry bones, that they may live.

The Spirit of God, with its vivifying power, must be in every human agent, that every spiritual muscle and sinew may be in exercise. Without the Holy Spirit, without the breath of God, there is torpidity of conscience and loss of spiritual life. Many who are without spiritual life have their names on the church records, but they are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. They may be joined to the church, but they are not united to the Lord. They may be diligent in the performance of a certain set of duties
and may be regarded as living men, but many are among those who have “you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” (Revelation 3:1). — (The SDA BC, Vol. 4, pp.1165, 1166.)

Reflect:

1. What practical lessons do you get from this lesson?

2. Do you feel somehow spiritually dry in personal your life and as a church in general?

3. What causes dryness and what is its cure?

Pray:

1. For the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
2. For God to bring revival into your life and the church.
3. For the individuals on your prayer list.
4. For the ECD Evangelistic Impact 2025