What role does obedience play in witnessing God's miracles, as seen in Ezekiel 37:7? Verse in focus “So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.” (Ezekiel 37:7) What obedience looked like in Ezekiel 37 • Ezekiel simply spoke exactly what God told him—nothing more, nothing less. • His action was immediate; the verse shows no delay or negotiation. • The miracle began “as I prophesied,” linking obedience and divine action in real time. Why obedience mattered here • Human power could not reassemble skeletons; only God could, yet He chose to work through His prophet’s willing voice. • Obedience positioned Ezekiel to witness the miracle firsthand. • Because God’s word is true and effective (Isaiah 55:11), acting on it unleashes results He has already ordained. Patterns echoed across Scripture • Joshua and the priests circled Jericho exactly as commanded, then “the wall collapsed” (Joshua 6:20). • Naaman “dipped himself… according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored” (2 Kings 5:14). • The blind man “went and washed, and came back seeing” after obeying Jesus’ directive (John 9:7). • Peter let down the nets “at Your word,” and they were filled to breaking (Luke 5:5-6). Key take-home insights • God often links His miraculous work to a human step of obedience, not because He needs help, but to invite faith and partnership. • Obedience is faith in motion; it demonstrates trust in the literal truthfulness of God’s word. • Miracles serve God’s purposes, but they also strengthen the obedient witness, assuring us that the same Lord still acts today. |
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