Ezekiel 37:1-14
Rev David Kim
The Holy Spirit is not tethered to just our personal salvation. He is a spirit of creation. He brought what was in the mind of God into the world. If you have not used your imagination lately,i dare say that you have not been producing for the kingdom.
When your imagination is active, you look at your world and work, you don't just see annoying coworkers...you see people made in the image of God. Imagination can be misused, but it can also be a great tool for God. We need the ability to see the invisible and things that have yet to come. They will motivate and inspire during tough times in ministry.
Consider that the first place the spirit leads us is to the place of death and destruction. It shows us our brokenness. Then the hand of God comes upon them. The hand of God is a symbol of power and strength. It is God empowering Ezekiel. Ezekiel is too frail for the calling God had given. So God gives him a vision of resurrection.
TED talk - Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)
Do we recognize the divine in our lives? When something amazing happens,do we realize that God is the one who empowers us? Or do we attribute it our own talents?
God is there in our work. We are not doing it ourselves. We are working with God. That same closeness we experience in worship can be found in our work.
Finally, consider that God didn't just raise a jumbled mass of people. He raised an organized army. A community of people for God's purposes.
Jesus gives the Spirit to the disciples. The church is that army. The believers are the fulfillment of Ezekiel's vision.
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