Have you ever been around static electricity? The closer you get to it the stronger its effects on you. A good term for this effect is called a proximity effect. But I want to look at it from another perspective. The Spiritual Proximity Effect. Simply stated, the farther we move away from the presence of God the more dry our spiritual life becomes. The closer we stay the more vibrant our lives are.
Ezekiel 37 tells the story of the valley of dry bones and how God breathed life back into the dry bones but only after Ezekiel prophesied over them like God commanded him... But what did the vision of the bones mean…. In short, the Israelites had angered God by allowing idols into their lives. The bones were not just lifeless…. But very dry…. When we allow idols into our lives it separates us from the presence of God and we grow more distant from His Glory. So what is it in your life that is causing spiritual “Dryness” in your life? We all have walked that desert before but if we understand the formula that causes this dryness then we can deal with the issue much faster. This is the simple formula; Distance + Disobedience = Dryness... We need to stay close to the presence of God.
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Thank you Pastor for those words. With distance and disobedience we get very dry and the only way to get back into His grace is to be obedient and get closer to Him through prayer.
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