Activate the Opposite

 Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”  “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “You alone know the answer to that.”  Then He said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!  This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!  I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”  

So I spoke this message, just as he told me.     

-Ezekiel 37: 3-7 NLT

I have posted numerous blogs about speaking life, speaking positively, and speaking with authority.  This week’s blog really is no different.  God shows us in the passage above that He can put us in obviously hopeless and dead situations, as He did to the prophet Ezekiel by placing him in a valley of dried bones, and yet empower us to speak a change to activate the exact opposite of what we see.

So I ask you educator, can the defiant student in your room become obedient?  Can the delayed learner in your classroom retain information and succeed academically?  Can the hyper active student become focused?  Can an angry student become full of joy? Can the disruptive student become peaceful? Can a child suffering from abuse or poverty be given a new lease on life?  Can students with chemical imbalances in their brains function normally without the aid of medicine?

What God said to Ezekiel is not just an Old Testament showcase on what God “use to do” for only the most holy ones.  Jesus, came that we would have abundant life, salvation and authority NOW on this earth  to unleash in the earth, the blessing, power, wisdom, riches, glory, honor and strength of His Kingdom. Therefore, you have been empowered, just as Ezekiel was, to speak a prophetic message of life as you pray over your students, coworkers and school division.  It is not for your glory, but as was stated, so the newly living beings may know that He is the Lord!

Put out of your mouth, “They can’t.  They’ll never.  They won’t”.  Instead, speak and say what God has the power to do. Remember,  NOTHING is too hard for God!

Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons.  Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. Then He said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’”  

So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies.

They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army.

When we, as His educators,  begin to declare the things He can do and they begin to manifest, God’s army of believers will grow and they will go out and lay claim on the territory of the Lord for His glory.

Please have a wonderfully blessed week and enjoy our weekly song:  “Speak” and our weekly video message on “The Mouth”.  Click on the homepage link above to go directly to the website.