In Ezekiel 37 we see not only our condition when we’re fallen or backslidden (“dry bones”) but also God’s solution: prophesying, that is, the need to prophesy by speaking for the Lord so that the Spirit would come in and enliven us! On the one hand, the many dry, disjointed, very dry, separated bones in […]
God’s Word causes Dry Bones to become Living, for the Lord is the Savior of the Dead
In Ezekiel 37 God gave the prophet a vision of a valley full of dry bones, which represented the house of Israel, and He told him to prophesy over them; the result was that the Spirit came in, breathed on them, enlivened them, and produced a great army. We may think that these dead, dry […]
God is Inwardly and Outwardly Recovering us to give us His Spirit and Renew us
Praise the Lord – our God is recovering us both inwardly and outwardly, so that He may give us His Spirit, breathe Himself into us, enliven us, and make us His corporate expression! Amen! This week in our morning revival we continue our Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel with an in-depth study of Ezekiel 37; the title […]
Enjoying Christ in the Church Life Garden and being Increased with Men like a Flock
As we see in Ezekiel, the Lord is recovering His people inwardly by life, and the result is that any desolate places will become like the garden of Eden, and the Lord increases His people with men like a flock. However, there are two aspects to the Lord’s recovery, as seen in Ezekiel: one is […]
Our Spirit is a Mingled Spirit, and we need to Walk According to the Spirit daily
For the inward recovery of His people, God gives us a new heart and a new spirit, and He also puts His Spirit within us; now our spirit is a mingled spirit, and we can and should daily walk according to the spirit. First, in order for Him to come into us, He gives us […]
We have a New Spirit, and we need to Constantly Exercise our Spirit to Contact God
How we thank and praise the Lord for giving us a new heart to love Him and a new spirit to receive Him, so that we may be inwardly recovered by Him! Now we can exercise our heart to love the Lord and enjoy Him, and we can exercise our spirit to contact God. In […]
The Lord Gives us a New Heart to Love Him, a Soft and Pure Heart that Loves Him
According to Ezek. 36:26, for the inward recovery of His people God gives them a new heart and a new spirit; in His organic salvation God revives us, renews our heart, and gives us a heart to love Him, and He gives us a new spirit to receive and contact Him. On the negative side, as […]