The Hand Of The Lord Was Upon Me

The hand of the Lord was upon me when I wrote this message, so

don’t take lightly what you’re about to read. What has the world come

to today? How come so many people doubt the power of God? Why has

this nation strayed from the principle on which it was founded? I

tell you the truth because this nation has become what the prophet

Ezekiel saw Israel as in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel.

"The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the

Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it

was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and

behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were

very dry. And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."

Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them,

`O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD to

these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you

shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover

you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you

shall know that I am the LORD.

So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a

noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to

bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them,

and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also

He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say

to the breath, `Thus says the Lord GOD: "Come from the four winds, O

breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live."’" So I

prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they

lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house

of Israel. They indeed say, `Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and

we ourselves are cut off!’ Therefore prophesy and say to them, `Thus

says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and

cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of

Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened

your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will

put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your

own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and

performed it," says the LORD.’" (Ezekiel 37:1-14)

America has become the Valley of Dry Bones. Like Israel, we have

strayed from God, but I tell you the truth, God wants to take us back.

His forgiveness flows. Notice as Ezekiel begins to prophesy, the dry

bones come to life. God revives the dry bones. He wants to revive

us. Very soon, I feel in my Spirit, the Lord will give us the

greatest revival of all time. It will be even greater than the day of

Pentecost. Many prophets have spoke of this revival.

The prophet, Isaiah, spoke of it in Isaiah 32:14-15, he tells us,

"Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be

deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of

wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— Until the Spirit is poured upon us

from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the

fruitful field is counted as a forest."

The minor prophet Joel spoke of the revival, calling it the

Latter Rain in Joel 2:23, "Be glad then, you children of Zion, And

rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain

faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The

former rain, And the latter rain in the first month." Joel told us

that the former rain and latter rain will be sent together, meaning

the latter rain will have all the power of the former, and the

greatness of all great revivals.

Even in one of the most known chapters of the Bible, Psalm 23,

speaks of the revival in a respective way. "He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake."

This speaks of a restoring of soul. To restore and revive mean the

same.

I tell you the truth we don’t have to end up like Israel. God is

willing to lead us out of the Valley if we are willing to be led out.