May 27th

May 27th -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2037:1-14&version=NLT)

This passage... I don't even know how to respond to it. I often just sit there and re-read and gape and try and process it. I mean, it's something you expect from a movie. I often picture that scene in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor where the army rises out of the ground and suddenly becomes flesh from dirt. But seriously, God told Ezekiel to speak it, and he did and it happened. Now, I want to just point out a theme I'm seeing overall. Speech. God spoke the world into existence, the serpent spoke to Eve, disciples spoke in tongues, Esther spoke to the king, Ezekiel spoke the prophetic words and by that spoke the men back to life, etc. All spoke. Speech is such a powerful thing. Our tongues really have a huge impact on our life. They're like the rudder for our boat, folks (yes, I've talked about this before and I did use the same simile - I like it a lot). So when you speak, watch your words. I mean, we wash mouths with soap for swearing. What if we washed them for each thing we said that was not God-pleasing and God-honoring? I think on a whole we'd all have our mouths washed out almost every time we spoke. I know I let my tongue run away with me (I did so earlier today and greatly regret it) so I am not trying in any way to claim perfection. I'm saying I know I need to clamp down on my own tongue, and so I shall be trying to do that. I challenge you all to, as well. And if you don't believe me that it's important, just go take a look and see how significant it is in the Bible (I gave only a few of many examples above).

Well that's all! God bless! Shalom!