Come back to Life!

Perhaps some of you remember the television commercials from a few years ago for Coast deodorant soap. It pictured a person stumbling to the shower half asleep. The man or woman would sniff the bar of soap and slowly open his or her eyes. By the end of the shower that same person would be wide awake and ready to go. The catchy phrase that they used in those commercials was, "Coast deodorant soap, it brings you back to life!" You can see it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAgM1XNOoZ0

We may be living our Christian life like those people as they first appeared in the commercial. Perhaps we are half asleep and stumbling along. We need something to bring us back to life. God's Word is the answer. We read Romans 8:11, "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you." We will remain dry bones if we don't hear the Word of the LORD. It creates what it commands. It does what it says. It produces what it proclaims. It brings the Holy Spirit into our hearts and lives.

In Ezekiel 37:1-14 there is a message in the bones that Ezekiel saw. The LORD delivered a message to the people of Judah and also made a promise through the vision of dry bones that were brought to life. The dry bones in the valley were a picture of the spiritual condition of God's people. They were those skeletons. They were spiritually dead and unable to serve God in any way. The story their bones told was a record of their sinful rebellion against God and their disregard for his Word. Sin had killed them—their sins had sucked the spiritual life out of them. The second message in the bones that Ezekiel saw came from the miracle that gave them new life. That was a graphic picture of what God would do among his people through his powerful Word and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Credits: DRY BONES, HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD! a sermon by Pastor/Minister Michael Otterstatter.

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[thrufaithalone]

I remember that commercial as well - what a great reminder for Christians (and a new "ice breaker" for those we witness to!) Thank you!

[karenscott3]

Amen and AMEN!!!...:) Karen

[lenpaxton]

Great video, Great message

[MinDebra]

I remember that commerical. Great tie in to the message. May our eyes be open and focused on the Lord!

[KWillis1010]

you are so right, 5 stars!!

[HaveaBlessedDay]

Amen! Only God's Word can give life to dry bones!

I also remember that commercial. How do you find these things?! It was a good lead way into the Word.