1 00:00:35,675 --> 00:00:40,635 Speaker 1: Welcome to Abides Daily Christian Meditations. I'm Tyler Boss. Today's 2 00:00:40,715 --> 00:00:43,915 Speaker 1: meditation is brought to you by our partners at Life Audio. 3 00:00:44,235 --> 00:00:46,475 Speaker 1: If you go to lifeaudio dot com you will find 4 00:00:46,555 --> 00:00:50,075 Speaker 1: dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network. They've 5 00:00:50,075 --> 00:00:53,915 Speaker 1: got shows about prayer, Bible study, parenting, and more. Head 6 00:00:53,915 --> 00:00:57,795 Speaker 1: over to lifeaudio dot com now, and remember you can 7 00:00:57,835 --> 00:01:01,555 Speaker 1: have full access to our meditations commercial free. Just text 8 00:01:01,635 --> 00:01:05,075 Speaker 1: Abide to two two four three three for twenty five 9 00:01:05,115 --> 00:01:09,315 Speaker 1: percent off. Now receive his piece as we meditate and 10 00:01:09,435 --> 00:01:11,755 Speaker 1: abide in Christ. 11 00:01:12,675 --> 00:01:19,235 Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide Meditation. I'm Nato Jacobson. Do your 12 00:01:19,395 --> 00:01:23,355 Speaker 2: dry bones need to be brought to life? In a 13 00:01:23,395 --> 00:01:29,555 Speaker 2: fantastical vision from God, the prophet Ezekiel sees a field 14 00:01:29,795 --> 00:01:34,035 Speaker 2: of dry bones come to life as he speaks the 15 00:01:34,075 --> 00:01:39,915 Speaker 2: words of the Lord over them. God tells Ezekiel that 16 00:01:39,955 --> 00:01:45,915 Speaker 2: these bones represent the people of Israel. He is promising 17 00:01:46,555 --> 00:01:50,635 Speaker 2: to bring them back to life to fill them with 18 00:01:50,995 --> 00:01:56,115 Speaker 2: joy again. I want you to close your eyes and 19 00:01:56,715 --> 00:02:02,755 Speaker 2: picture that the dry, dead bones coming back to flourishing, 20 00:02:03,155 --> 00:02:13,635 Speaker 2: abundant life. And this is the reason God told Ezekiel 21 00:02:13,955 --> 00:02:18,675 Speaker 2: that he did this. Then you, my people, will know 22 00:02:19,355 --> 00:02:24,195 Speaker 2: that I am the Lord. When I open your graves 23 00:02:24,795 --> 00:02:29,515 Speaker 2: and bring you up from them, I will put my 24 00:02:29,835 --> 00:02:36,435 Speaker 2: spirit in you, and you will live, and I will 25 00:02:36,515 --> 00:02:41,915 Speaker 2: settle you in your own land. Then you will know 26 00:02:42,675 --> 00:02:49,235 Speaker 2: that I the Lord, have spoken and I have done it, 27 00:02:49,355 --> 00:02:57,595 Speaker 2: declares the Lord. God is mighty to save, and he 28 00:02:57,795 --> 00:03:05,715 Speaker 2: holds in his hands life. What seemed impossible to Ezekiel 29 00:03:06,555 --> 00:03:11,995 Speaker 2: was made possible by the same God who raised Jesus 30 00:03:12,635 --> 00:03:19,355 Speaker 2: from the grave. He can breathe new life into you. 31 00:03:23,955 --> 00:03:30,635 Speaker 2: Take a deep breath, feel that air fill your lungs, 32 00:03:31,475 --> 00:03:36,875 Speaker 2: bringing renewal, just as God did to the dry bones. 33 00:03:41,035 --> 00:03:48,035 Speaker 2: The name Ezekiel means God's strength, and in this passage 34 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:53,555 Speaker 2: of the Valley of Dry Bones, Ezekiel's vision shows that 35 00:03:53,675 --> 00:04:01,635 Speaker 2: God can perform the miraculous. He can restore life from death. 36 00:04:02,155 --> 00:04:07,315 Speaker 2: He can renew you with his spirit and uplift you 37 00:04:08,035 --> 00:04:16,115 Speaker 2: with his word. Lord Almighty, when I am weary, breathe 38 00:04:16,675 --> 00:04:23,595 Speaker 2: new life into me. When I am down cast, lift 39 00:04:23,955 --> 00:04:29,635 Speaker 2: up my head. Show me how you are working in 40 00:04:29,715 --> 00:04:34,755 Speaker 2: my life and in the world round me. If I 41 00:04:34,915 --> 00:04:43,755 Speaker 2: wait in hopeful expectancy, I will see you. Thank you 42 00:04:44,395 --> 00:04:49,835 Speaker 2: for your promise of new life of revival. I give 43 00:04:49,955 --> 00:04:54,755 Speaker 2: you the glory for all that you accomplish through me. 44 00:04:55,515 --> 00:05:01,795 Speaker 2: And I know that doesn't mean doing things. That means 45 00:05:02,435 --> 00:05:08,355 Speaker 2: molding me more into the image of your son Jesus. 46 00:05:09,195 --> 00:05:16,075 Speaker 2: And it's in his name that I pray. Amen, take 47 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:21,955 Speaker 2: another deep breath in, Hold it for a moment, and 48 00:05:22,115 --> 00:05:27,795 Speaker 2: release it. Feel the tension in your neck and shoulder 49 00:05:28,355 --> 00:05:35,875 Speaker 2: begin to ease away. Keep breathing slowly and deeply. Let 50 00:05:36,035 --> 00:05:48,555 Speaker 2: God breathe his life into you. Just like there can 51 00:05:48,635 --> 00:05:53,195 Speaker 2: be an impediment to our physical breathing, there can be 52 00:05:53,275 --> 00:05:58,955 Speaker 2: blockages in our spiritual breathing as well. Ask the laws 53 00:05:59,275 --> 00:06:04,595 Speaker 2: to point out to you anything in your way, and 54 00:06:04,795 --> 00:06:17,635 Speaker 2: let him take it from you. Christ with me, Christ 55 00:06:18,075 --> 00:06:26,115 Speaker 2: before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, 56 00:06:26,715 --> 00:06:33,315 Speaker 2: Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left. Christ. 57 00:06:33,595 --> 00:06:39,195 Speaker 2: When I lie down, Christ, when I sit down, Christ, 58 00:06:39,635 --> 00:06:50,715 Speaker 2: when I arise, God of new Life, restore to me 59 00:06:51,155 --> 00:06:55,955 Speaker 2: what feels dry and dead. I know that the power 60 00:06:56,355 --> 00:07:00,875 Speaker 2: that raised Jesus from the dead lives in me. By 61 00:07:00,915 --> 00:07:06,595 Speaker 2: the spirit of the Living God. You are life, You 62 00:07:07,395 --> 00:07:12,835 Speaker 2: are light. In you, there is no darkness at all. 63 00:07:13,435 --> 00:07:19,235 Speaker 2: When things look hopeless in my life, You give me hope. 64 00:07:20,075 --> 00:07:24,595 Speaker 2: I know that restoration might not look the same to 65 00:07:24,715 --> 00:07:29,595 Speaker 2: you as it does to me. So give me your eyes, 66 00:07:30,595 --> 00:07:36,235 Speaker 2: help me to have clear vision. I trust you with 67 00:07:36,435 --> 00:07:42,675 Speaker 2: what will give me life. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen. 68 00:07:44,115 --> 00:07:48,555 Speaker 2: As new life appears on trees when spring comes to 69 00:07:48,675 --> 00:07:53,355 Speaker 2: the land, so will new life come to you. As 70 00:07:53,395 --> 00:07:59,675 Speaker 2: you walk with God. Let Him breathe that life into you. 71 00:08:02,555 --> 00:08:06,875 Speaker 2: Until next time. May you abide in Christ.