The Daily Fountain Devotional 9 May 2020
Topic: There is Hope
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Scripture: Ezekiel 37:11-14
The Daily Fountain Devotional 9 May 2020
The dry bones have been clearly identified as the people of Israel. While in exile(before their restoration), Israel could look back to their good old days when they had a good relationship with God. They groaned saying “our bones are dry, our hope is lost ….” (v.11). But they were wrong. Their hope was not lost; “a broken and contrite heart, God would not despise” (Psalm 51:17b). In their groaning broken heart, God’s mercy burst upon them.
See verse 12: “Oh my people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves and bring you into the land of Israel.” No matter the level of spiritual decay in any person, community, church or group, if there is a broken and contrite heart of remorse and repentance, there is hope for restoration.
God of mercy is ever on the throne, so rather than give up or surrender to apparently hopeless situations, our text encourages us to hope for a brighter day of God’s intervention (see Romans 15:4). Just as God brought life to the dead bones,He will also bring life to the spiritually dead. So also our hopeless situations He will transform, to put smiles on our faces.
Meditate: “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” (Hebrews 6:10)
Prayer Point
Father,please turn our darkness into light and our sorrows into joy.
