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Hope and Restoration in the Valley

The Bible tells a story about the prophet Ezekiel, who envisioned a valley full of dry bones. God led Ezekiel back and forth in the middle of this valley, surrounded by dry bones. God asked Ezekiel “Can these bones live?” Ezekiel responded, “God, only you can answer that.” God commanded Ezekiel to speak life into the many dry bones. Ezekiel prophesied to the bones as God commanded him, and before he finished speaking, he heard a rattling noise as the bones came together, bone to bone. As he watched, muscle and skin covered the bones, but the bones were still lifeless. God then commanded him to speak life into the bones, and as he spoke the words, an astonishingly large crowd came to life and rose to their feet.

The bones in Ezekiel’s vision symbolized the people of Israel, whose lives seemed as hopeless as dry bones come to life. Humanly speaking, his future seemed as hopeless as that of a skeleton reclaiming flesh and coming back to life. Oh, how desperate the situations in their lives seemed.

During this time of economic hardship and heartache, you too may find yourself in a valley. In the middle of a valley that seems hopeless. Your valley can be a life of loneliness or sadness. Your valley may be a life of struggle with finances, poor health, or damaged relationships. Your valley may be a life of indecision, of not knowing which way to go. Whatever that valley is, know that as Ezekiel witnessed, there is hope in your valley.

Don’t lose hope, because if you lose hope, you run out of life spiritually, mentally and physically. Make the decision today, that you will bring your situation to life with positive words. So take the necessary steps today to restore that hope in your situation.

Free yourself from the valley of fear and hopelessness that prevents you from making that change, because only you can.

There is hope in the valley, there is hope in YOUR valley.

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