Big Dead Oak.....Maybe not....

This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Ezekiel 37:5

Remember the "big dead oak" three posts ago?.... Well, I was telling a group of teachers this morning about this big dead oak tree that I encountered, and guess what I was told? A science teacher in the group told me that some oaks are dormant longer than others and that there is a possibility that this big dead oak may not be dead. I find great hope in this possibility. Real life on the verge of springing forth from that which appears dead. This is the good news.....this is the transformation that Christ offers us. I certainly experience seasons where my spiritual life is dormant. The Spirit feels very distant....dry bones abound! So what are we to do? Verse four, just prior to the one cited above says, "Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!" This is a great command. Feeling dry and spiritually dead?....maybe it's time to pick up the Word and open the ears..... Lord, when I'm feeling dry and spiritually barren, place me before your Word, I want to hear you!