Joshua Generation: Part Two

Ezekial 37:1-14

The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”’”So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’”

Isn't this beautiful? Okay, granted, some people would probably think it was creepy, and if I saw it literally... to be honest, I'd probably run and and hide. But take in the symbolism.

I recently spoke to my old youth pastor about ministry in the church today. When I asked him to describe today's church he answered without hesitation, "It's going downhill fast."

To me, and the way it should be to you, the church is not the building. The church is the people. And the church is the dry bones of Ezekial. And our generation, "the Millennials" is the generation to bring Ezekial's prophecy to life. It is our time to "come up from [our] graves"! It is our time to live!!! 

I will place My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land.Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it.

The world is ours, because we are God's, and He gave us dominion over it. And because we are God's, the world is His.  

Psalm 108:7-9
God has spoken in His holiness:“I will rejoice;I will divide ShechemAnd measure out the Valley of Succoth.  Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim also is the helmet for My head;Judah is My lawgiver.9 Moab is My washpot;Over Edom I will cast My shoe;Over Philistia I will triumph.”

The world is His. And it is our duty, our honor, and our privilege to remind the world that it is His.

I believe in our generation with all that I am. And Millennials...  it is tame to wake up and it is time to stand up! "Millennials" is the name the secular world has given us. But it does not identify us. We are the Joshua Generation.

That being said...

JOSHUAS... WAKE UP! STAND UP!

It's time to bring the world to its knees.