Raising the Dead

By Cheryl Ramurath

Those who really know me, know that I am not the same.

About a year ago, it felt as if I was a dead log, drifting along this river of life, devoid of any direction  or purpose. I was going through something that we all endure, yet think we are alone in: my search for meaning.

I was going to church, praying, trying to read the bible. There was just something missing. Like many people, I only knew about God, but did actually know Him. My desperate prayer one day was “Lord, please take me to a church where I can grow.” We barely understand the power of prayer until we are living in the miraculous results one day.

Needless to say, God heard my call and directed me to Logos Prophetic Ministries in Randburg, where I have truly been on spiritual “supergrow”. I remember one of the first things that God told me through Pastor Siva, is that He was going to “bring old dreams to life again and resurrect old bones. The things that I had forgotten about (like having my own business and meeting my God–ordained marriage partner), God still remembered.”

“ 4 Then He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' " [The Valley of Dry Bones], (Ezekiel 37:4-6)

The Word of God is alive and therefore brings New Life to those who receive it. My spiritual turning point came when I stopped trying to 'earn' my way to God and just began to activate my faith to believe that whatever God had promised, He is faithful to perform it. It's been an amazing journey that still has a million steps as God directs and stretches my beyond my self-imposed limitations. Compared to the despair of last year, 2007 sees each day is filled with a sense of awe and expectancy as I see the promises of God begin to unfold in my life. I am not extra-special or ‘holy’ of my own accord. All that I am, is a sinner saved by grace, eternally grateful that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

I learnt the important truth that we need to die before we can truly Live. We need to give up the things that we once sought to find meaning and purpose in and we need to instead surrender our lives to God. If He can raise up those things in my life that I thought was dead and buried, He can certainly do the same for you. The question is simple: “Do you believe?”