As kingdom labourers/co-labourers
with Christ Jesus, we are expected to seek the face of the LORD at all times.
This is the expectation of our fore-runner and Commander-in-Chief in our
various walk and work with Him.
2Chr 7:14 – If my people which are called by my name, shall humble
themselves and pray, and purposely seek
my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and
will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
What heaven recognises us to be
through the Grace that has been made available for us:
·
1 Cor 3:9 (TLB) = GOD’s Co-workers
·
2 Cor 6:1 (TLB) = GOD’s Partners
·
Phil 4:3 (TLB) = Fellow-workers whose names as been
written in the Book of Life
Ezekiel 37:1-10
1. The hand of the
Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down
in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
The hand of the LORD was upon Ezekiel. Who was
Ezekiel? A watchman of GOD whose duty was to warn people of any impending
danger and run for their lives.
As co-labourers in and with Christ Jesus, that the
hand of the LORD or the power of the LORD or the spirit of the LORD has located
us, necessity has being laid upon us concerning the issues that heaven wants us
to see, to hear, to perceive in our hearts and to take action (perhaps in the
place of prayer) about them.
2. And caused me to
pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley;
and, lo, they were very dry.
The LORD caused Ezekiel to pass by (go round?) the
valley of bones, and he himself could see and testify that the bones were very
dry.
As GOD’s co-worker, and in the revelation HE has
given unto us (in our seeing, in our hearing and in our “knowing”), what are our
judgement over those dry situations? Is it in line with what heaven is saying?
Or are we looking at it from the perspective of men/world?
GOD – in all HIS infinite majesty, asking Ezekiel –
mere dust, the works of HIS hands, the question “Can these bones live? See the
response of Ezekiel.
As slaves of JESUS CHRIST – 1Cor 7:12 (NLT) who HE
has decided and chosen to be co-labourer with, what are our responses to the
LORD for those situations, those fallen nations, that lost and condemned
sinner, those personal challenges of ours, those multitudes of dry bones
circumstances all around us? Are we responding as Ezekiel did? Are we seeing
the KING-SERVANT humbling HIMSELF to ask for our verdict on all cases?
4. Again
he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones,
hear the word of the Lord.
GOD asked Ezekiel to prophesy… An instruction to be
carried out on the part of Ezekiel.
As co-partners with CHRIST, what are our own part
that we are suppose to play/take in the matter that heaven is laying before us
or instructing us to do?
5. Thus saith the
Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and
ye shall live:
6. And
I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you
with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I
am the Lord.
7. So
I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and
behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Ezekiel prophesied as instructed by GOD and there
was a noise, then a shaken and bones began to get attached to bones. The
miraculous act began to set in motion by the MIRACLE HIMSELF because Ezekiel
adhered to command.
As labourers of GOD’S kingdom, are we obeying for
there to be an effect in accordance to the instructions of the WORD of GOD? Are
we seeing situation as being impossible or as JESUS is seeing or from HIS
perspective? Are we beholding a deadly hopeless situation – in that man, woman,
child (ren), home, marriage, bosses, workplace, leaders, and nations? Or are we
seeing the restoration and the hope in these entire negative situations in the
hands of the RESTORER HIMSELF?
8. And when I
beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered
them above: but there was no breath in them.
9. Then
said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the
wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe
upon these slain, that they may live.
10. So
I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived,
and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Again Ezekiel was given an instruction (his own
part) to obey; he was to prophesy to the wind to come upon the skin, as the
skin has covered the formed flesh and sinews. Why did he need to prophesy?
Because breathe had to come upon them for them to become a living soul – Gen 2:7.
The breathe needed was the Breathe of GOD, which only HIM can give, for that
exceeding great army to rise upon their feet and to live.
As stewards in HIS service, are we seeing GOD as
being the GIVER of LIFE, who has the final breathe to breathe over all that the
HOLY SPIRIT is revealing unto us, concerning the matters of the LORD’s heart?
As Ezekiel did to the end, are we going to follow as commanded and obey to the
last instruction for the great army of revival to stand for HIS purpose?
PRAYERS – JN 20:21-22
Using the hymn below: let’s ask that the Holy
Spirit to breathe on us again, Not for us on the platform as Labourers in His
Vineyard, but for other Living Fellow- Workers whose names has been written in
the Lord’s Book of Life.
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· Except
GOD intervenes, there is no hope whatsoever for any man. GOD could have single-handedly brought the bones alive without getting Ezekiel involved, but HE
desires or chooses to bring him in. His role was to prophesy as he was
commanded. As co-labourer with Christ, GOD has his part to play and so do we.
HE will give us the Grace which must be acted upon.
.
1. Breathe on me, breath of God,
Fill
me with life anew,
That
I may love what Thou dost love,
And
do what Thou wouldst do.
· What
GOD desires is a man with pure heart. Ezekiel’s heart was pure and was filled
in the Spirit (verse 1), and so the LORD was able to in one accord with Ezekiel
(acting his part), accomplish that which HE, GOD desire.
2. Breathe on me, breath of God,
Until
my heart is pure,
Until
with Thee I will one will,
To
do and to endure
· GOD is
not in the business of not completing whatever HE has started. HE is not known
for that. As HIS co-labourers, are we always in the business of truncating the
work of GOD? Thank GOD for the Spirit of GOD that came and lifted Ezekiel.
Thank GOD that at no point in the instruction given did he truncate
[abbreviate; abridge; curtail; cut-short] the work. Pray that the Spirit of GOD
breathes on you, so that you will not be a truncater of the work of GOD.
3.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
Blend
all my soul with Thine,
Until
this earthly part of me
Glows
with Thy fire divine.
4. Breathe on me, breath of God,
So
shall I never die,
But
live with Thee the perfect life
Of
Thine eternity
