Day 19 - Dry Bones (Lauren Daigle)
We call out to dry bones come alive, come alive We call out to dead hearts come alive, come alive Up out of the ashes let us see an army rise We call out to dry bones come alive
The idea of God taking that which is dead and bringing it to life is arguably the main theme running through the entire Bible. Metaphorically and literally. Salvation, renewal, restoration, and the reconciliation of all things through Jesus is the good news we call the gospel.
I have found myself wading into places and into the lives of people devoid of these things to proclaim this good news to them! To cry out to dry bones to come alive!
Lauren Daigle’s song Dry Bones has been an echo of the cry of my heart for a long time. For me the cry has often been about the dry bones coming to life, from ashes rising into an army! In chapter 37 of Ezekiel (from which this song is based) there is a moment during the vision Ezekiel is having that he has already prophesied to the dry bones and they have become wrapped in flesh but are not yet living. There is no breath in them. The Spirit of God then tells Ezekiel to prophesy the wind to breathe life into them and they come alive and stand as a great army! Their appearance as being whole and restored did not actually result in life, it was only when the breath of God entered them that restoration occurred.
In its context these verses are about the restoration of Israel but the theme of restoration draws its parallels to the Gospel and its news for today. God is bringing about renewal in the lives of people today, right now, by the power of His Spirit through the work of Jesus He is moving. We want dry bones and hearts to come alive, we know it is only by God’s Spirit this will happen. And so we equally cry out.
Breathe, oh breath of God Now breathe, oh breath of God Breathe, oh breath of God, now breathe
Think it over / Meditate on:
Who in my life needs to be called back to God?
Spend some time in prayer crying out for the breath of God to fill their life.
Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/8jLj8QMkNsI
Written by Eric Duey