We're all willing to allow that God could change SOME things. He could, conceivably, change my attitude. (I pray for that every day, especially in the mornings.) He could, perhaps, change the path of our nation - provide us with a leader who would be faithful and true.

But could God raise up those bodies that were crushed beneath the towers of the World Trade Center? Could God's prophet travel to Ground Zero, stand at the observation deck, and "speak to the bones" there? And then would God, from those remains that were so small that forensic experts labored for months to identify bits and pieces of people, could God raise them back to life - restore flesh and bone - and breathe life back into their lifeless bodies? Could God undo such a great devastation?

THAT is the proper comparison. "Dem dry bones" didn't dance about in hilarity. Ezekiel wasn't entertained by their movements. He was awed by God's mighty power over life and death. And he was sent to the Israelites to teach them that, even though they saw themselves and their nation as being like those dry bones, God could restore them.

What part of your life is as crushed as that? Do you believe that God can raise you up again?