READ Ezekiel 37
Ezekiel has a vision of a huge valley filled with dry bones.

INSIGHT
The apostle John writes: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . In Him was life, and the life was the light of men”(John 1:1, 4). God is life—and not just life for today—but forever. Timothy writes that God alone possesses immortality (1 Timothy 6:16). God is life, and He is the giver of life. He can make dead things live. In Ezekiel´s vision, a huge valley is filled with dead men´s bones. Then God begins to move. The bones form skeletons upon which form flesh and clothes. Then God breathes into that valley of bodies the breath of life, and the bodies come alive. That is a picture of what God will do with Israel: give her life again. That is what He will do with anyone who believes in Him and asks Him for life. Have you asked God for eternal life?

PRAYER
The Lord gives us His immortality, so we praise Him:
I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock,
My fortress, and my deliverer,  
My God, my rock where I seek refuge,
My shield and the horn of my salvation,  
My stronghold.
I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,  
And I was saved from my enemies
(Psalm 18:1-3).

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones,
And praise his holy name.  
For his anger lasts only a moment,
But his favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may stay overnight,
But there is joy in the morning
(Psalm 30:4-5).

Confess your sins. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin and alive
to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Greater love for the lost
• The work of missions in Africa
• Whatever else is on your heart

Offer this closing prayer to God:
“May the Lord bless you and protect you;  
May the Lord make his face shine on you
And be gracious to you;  
May the Lord look with favor on you  
And give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26).