THERE IS HOPE!

Ezek. 37:4-6 Then he said to me, “Speak to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look! I am going to breathe into you and make you live again! 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.’ ”  NLT

       The message I get from these verses is a message of hope.  We may be dead and lost in sin, but the Lord can breathe into us the breath of life.  All hope of change may be gone, but the Lord can instantly change that.  The Lord is able to give eternal life to anyone who turns to Him for the forgiveness of sin.  No one is beyond the reach of saving grace. 

      Also, there are some of us whose love for the Lord has grown cold.  We may not be totally dead yet, but it seems that way.  We walk around like spiritual zombies.  The zeal for the Lord and caring attitude for others has grown cold.  The desire to read the Bible and pray is almost gone.  There is no longer joy and peace in the soul.  The Lord can breathe into us the breath of life that we might live again.  He can help us to know once again that He is Lord of life.  He can restore us to usefulness in His service.

      The Lord is able to revive the soul of man.  He is able to make the vilest of sinners clean.  He is able to renew the spark in the coldest of hearts.  He longs to breathe into the soul a passion for Him.  He longs for all people to know that He is indeed Lord. 

      Do you know in your heart today that Jesus is Lord?  Are you certain that He is your Lord?  Don’t let sin rob you of the joys of salvation.  Repent and turn to the Lord that you may indeed know that He is your Savior and Lord.