Dry Bones

Post – Churchquake

Madami sa atin sunog na sa apoy na natanggap sa Churchquake. Last May, a great Churchquake spirit has been released. But remember, kaya may apoy dahil may malaking misyon. Remember na hindi drugs o stimulant ang Holy Spirit. He is our power to do the great commission. May malaking apoy dahil may malaki kang gagawin.

At the end of the event, Pastora Vicky Sebastian (our network leader) campaigned for each of us to pray for three. We seek the Lord for weeks of what he wants us to specifically do.

I will mobilize you for a great Church Quake that will expand our church, the Kingdom of God. It will affect your campuses, your neighborhoods and your families. Things will never be the same again.


God’s Word Revealed

• Ezekiel: A Prophet at Israel’s Darkest Times

Let me share to you a little background about Ezekiel’s life. Isa siya sa libo-libong na-deport from Judah to Babylon. Isa siya sa mga hinuli ni Nebuchadnezzar noong na-invade nila ang bansang Judah. Isa siya sa dalawang matitinding propheta sa captivity – ang isa ay si Daniel. He was a prophet in Israel’s darkest times.

Yes, patay na ang bansa. But God led him to prophesy to the dead nation. The first vision that he received was the vision of the glory of God: Man, Eagle, Ox, and Lion that was in Chapter 1:4-5.

Everything can be resurrected only by the glory of God. In Chapter 1, we’ll read that Ezekiel immediately saw the glory of God which is the answer to the dying nation. Every time it is revealed, the impossible can live. The glory of God is the answer.

The Good news for all of us is: Ezekiel’s vision is not just about a nation to be resurrected from the dead, but it’s also about the whole human race.

• Ezekiel and the Dry Bones

Pero hindi diyan nagtatapos ag istorya. If you’ll look at Chapter 37, you’ll see that God led Ezekiel’s spirit to a valley full of dry bones.

He was led by the spirit to a valley and it was full of bones. God led him back and forth, and he saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. Posible pang mabuhay siguro ang katulad ni Lazarus na apat na araw nang patay. Pero ito DRY BONES! Hindi lang ito patay, natuyong buto na. Nagkalasan na ang mga parte ng katawan nito. Inanonod na kung saan-saan. Isang lugar na punong-puno hindi ng bangkay pero natuyong buto. May mga lugar ba kayong alam na may mga tuyong buto?
Sementeryo.
Church niyo tuyo na.
Campuses niyo punong-puno niyan.
Tatay at nanay mo hindi lang bangkay, tuyong tuyo na.

Pero si Lord minsan nakakabaliw. Tinanong niya si Ezekiel, “Son of man can these bones live?”Hindi niya sinabi na hindi niya alam. Pero ito ang sagot ni Ezekiel, “You alone know.”

Pambihirang sagot. Ibinalik kay Lord! Naghahanap ang Diyos ng mga taong ituturo sa kanya lahat ng sagot.

I know deep in my heart, He is showing you a place full of dry bones. Asking you can these bones live? Sana ang sagot mo hindi ang mga ito:

Lord ang tigas ng ulo nito mukhang impossible na…
Lord sarado catholiko na to impossible na…
Lord anak to ni Satanas, impossible na…

Mahihirapang gumalaw ang Diyos sa sagot mo. Sana tulad ka ni Ezekiel na sumagotng, “LORD, ALAM MO LAHAT!”

It’s not a word of doubt; it’s a word of faith!

University of the Philippines – LORD, ALAM MO LAHAT
Ateneo de Manila University – ALAM MO LAHAT
Quezon City – ALAM MO LAHAT
Santos Family – ALAM MO LAHAT
Vice Ganda – ALAM MO LAHAT
Barkada mo - ALAM MO LAHAT

And once that password is released, that’s it!

1. “Prophesy to these bones” –v4

Speak to them. Remember na dry bones na ito. No hope, no life. But the first instruction of Gd is to prophesy – to preach. To speak directly to the bones.

A. “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” –v4-5

We should have the guts to speak to these people para marinig nila ang salita ng Dios. Bakit? Dahil dito kayo magkakabuhay because the Word of God is the best antidote for death. It is the only remedy. It is the only cure!

Walang macoconvert pag hindi tayo nagsalita maniwala ka! Prophesy means to preach with life. Magpreach ka ng may buhay. The word of God is full of life! You don’t know the power of what you are holding right now. There’s no life apart from the WORD!

B. “I will make breath enter you and you will come to life.” – v5

Every time the word of God is shared to these dry bones, yung hininga ng Dios pumapasok sa kanilang pagkatao. And eventually brings life to their entire being. Dito sila nacoconvert. Dito sila  nagkakabuhay.

C. “I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin.”

Tatlong bagay ang gagawin Niya:

1.  I will attach tendons to you.
Tendons – tough band connecting muscle to the bone / connective tissue.

2.  And make flesh.
Muscles – gagawa na Siya ng muscles at laman.

3.  And cover you with skin.
- Gagawa na Siya ng skin o balat na top layer ng laman.

To be honest with you imposible ito. Pero in the verse after the word was released, eto yung mababasa natin:

“As I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them, but there was no breath in them.” – vv. 7-8

Nabuhay! Nagkaroon ng katawan pero wala pang buhay… kaya hindi ka pa dapat matuwa…… may kasunod pa….



2. “Prophesy  to the Breath”  - v9

Pangalawang preaching na natin is direct to the breath.Ezekiel was instructed to prophesy to the body. Body na ito pero walang buhay. Pinatarget na sa kanya yung hininga. Tandaan natin hindi buhay pag walang hininga.

A. “Come from the four winds, O breath and breathe into the slain, that they may live.”

Mabubuhay lang ang tao kapag tinarget mo sa hininga nila. Target their spirit with the Spirit of God.

B. “So, I prophesied and he commanded me, and breath entered them, they came to life and stood up on their feet – a vast army.” –v10

Eto yung kapag yung nasharen natin tapos nadala mo sa encounter, tatayo yun sa sarili nilang paa. Nagulat si Ezekiel, army pala. Hindi converts, hindi belivers, hindi leaders lang – ARMY pala.

A VAST ARMY STOOD UP ----------------
FROM DRY BONES TO A MIGHTY ARMY!

Parang imposible? Eh ikaw nga na galing sa alikabok binuhay! I want to tell you that it is not you but it is God.  For Christ’s sake who desire to make these dry bones live.

Every time you will share to people, go directly to their needs (breath). Every time you will witness to people, always touch their souls. Every time you will preach the gospel, speak to the dead spirit of the person (mabubuhay ka!). Do not speak without the breath of God and that is the Holy Spirit. See to it that your spirit and His spirit will connect.

• In Search of Ezekiels

“Then he said to me, Son of man these bones are the whole house of Israel.” – v11

This is the most exciting part. Yung mga bones pala is the whole house of Israel.

bahay pala siya – pamilya
bansa pala siya - Israel

Tahanan ng mga bansa pala ang bubuhayin natin! Kaya ng Dios ang lambak ng isang patay na bansa ay mabuhay kapag may nagprophesy. Huwag mong sabihin sa akin na, “Imposible na nanay ko,” “Impossible na tatay ko,” “Impossible na mga kaklase ko,” “Impossible na officemates ko,” Imposible.

If you’re telling me the end time is near, then we need to be intentional in winning.  kaya buhayan na ito ng patay!

We are now about to enter a month of prayer called the Prayer of Three. It will release life as we ready them in prayer and prophesy to our lost loved ones and friends. We will witness how God attach their tendons and make flesh cover them in the Spirit. After a month of prayer, we will come to them and will preach to their breath the Word of God and they will stand like a vast army.

We will be in the point of being shocked if they didn’t get saved!

The Lord is looking for EZEKIELS! Magandang madami kayo pero baka mas magandang mag-isa ka lang prophesying to your campus.

When was the last time you prophesied to your parents? When was the last time you prophesied to your campus? When was the last time you prophesied for our nation?

Pray and preach to them!

Today, the Lord is giving you a vision of a valley full of dry bones. It may be your home, your campus or your work place. And He is asking you the same question, "Can these bones live?"

What is your answer? Today, pray that God will use you mightily for three spiritually dead persons to live. If you have faith, they will!