asked. Ezekiel responded with, “Oh
Sovereign Lord, you alone know the
answer to that.” Ezekiel could have
easily answered, “No they can’t live,
they are dried out bones!” Because of
Ezekiel’s response of faith, God said
something profound for all of us to
hear. He tells Ezekiel, “Speak to these
dry bones…” God is reminding Ezekiel
that there is power in the words you
declare. God paints this beautiful
picture of this once desolate valley now
filled with an army marching out of the
valley of death. We believe it’s also a
great picture of marriages restored.
We will never forget that morning
time with God as he showed us these
scriptures. It was like we were reading
them again for the first time. It was
as if God was telling us that this
was a picture of what will happen to
marriages that are dry and dead. As
couples begin to declare life over each
other, God will blow life into the dry
bones of those marriages and they will
be restored.
No matter what you have gone through
in your past or the state of your
marriage now, as you are reading this,
we want to remind you that there is
nothing impossible for God. Begin
today by finding ways to declare life
over your spouse and life over your
marriage. Regardless of how you may
feel, choose to declare life and watch
God breath a miracle into marriage!
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Clayton &
Ashlee
Hurst
Clayton and Ashlee Hurst are the
marriage and parenting pastors at
Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
Married for more than 20 years, Clayton
and Ashlee share a passion to see
God breathe life into every couple
they encounter, strengthening and
enriching their family. Their book, Hope
for Your Marriage: Experience God’s
Greatest Desires for You and Your Spouse
(Emanate Books/Thomas Nelson) is
available now. They are the parents of
three children and live in the Houston
area.