God's Glory Church

“Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will inject spirit into you – and you will live.” — Ezekiel 37:5

On November 4, 1966, a devastating flood occurred in Florence, Italy, due to which Giorgio Vasari’s famous masterpiece “The Last Supper” lay under a thick layer of mud for twelve hours. The paint softened, the wooden frame swelled. Many believed that the picture could not be restored. However, after fifty years of painstaking work, restoration specialists and volunteers presented the restored canvas to the world.

When Israel was captured by the Babylonians, the people fell into despair. Death and ruin reigned everywhere (see Lamentations 1). During this period of upheaval, God brought the prophet Ezekiel to a desert valley and showed him a vision in which the entire valley was filled with dry bones. “Will these bones come to life?” – asked God. “Lord God, You know!” – answered Ezekiel. Then God commanded him to prophesy over the bones. “And I prophesied as I was commanded. And there was a noise when I prophesied, and there was a roar, and the bones came together, bone to bone,” he says (v. 7). Through this vision, God showed that only He could restore Israel.

When it seems to us that everything in life is destroyed and cannot be restored, God assures us that He can put together what was broken. He gives us a second breath and a new life.

What is ruined or destroyed in your life? How can you trust God to restore?

God, so many things in my life never seem to recover. I tried to fix everything, but I realized that I can only hope in You.

Author: Kimya Loder (guest)