Them Bones

Written by Gail Morris

Are you waiting for God to answer your prayer? Today’s exercise will give you a fresh perspective as you wait on God. 

“He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out.” (Ezekiel 37:2, NLT)

For several months now I’ve had health issues from the neck up.  I’ve had issues with my ears, eyes and teeth.  I’m feeling particularly weary of the mess and continue to pray for resolutions. Reading Ezekiel this morning, I found myself reading Ezekiel 37:2.  This verse describes my current situation.

But despite this dry bone period, I remain hopeful. I’m weary, but hopeful. I know this season will not last forever. Whether I’m healed on this earth or in heaven, I’m certain it will end. How do I know? God’s promises appear throughout His word.

What's Important about Jesus Not Breaking Any Bones?

the Case for Christ Study Bible

When God gave Moses and Aaron the rules for the Passover, some might have sounded unconventional—for example, the clear prohibition against breaking any bones of the lamb that was sacrificed and eaten by each household. Why did God insist on this?

This command—that the Passover lamb not have its legs broken—carries symbolic weight. When Jesus, whom John the Baptist proclaimed to be “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), was crucified, not one of his bones was broken. John 19:31–34 tells us that when the soldiers came to Jesus to break his legs to hasten his death, they found that he was already dead, so they pierced his side with a spear but did not break his legs.

Saffron Recipe for Depression and Cancer

A Taste of Good Cheer: Saffron for the treatment of cancer related depression

Jacob Schor ND

There is little about having cancer that warms the heart or that triggers glee. On a list of stressful or depressing life experiences, cancer is near the top. Thus we often find cancer patients are prescribed anti-depressant medications. In certain cancers these medications may have drawbacks.

For example it has long been a common practice to prescribe SSRI antidepressants to women taking tamoxifen as this both cheers them up and seems to reduce the drug’s side effects. There is now concern that tamoxifen’s side effects decrease because the anti-depressants by interfering with the liver’s production of a particular enzyme (cyp2d6) render tamoxifen ineffective.

These same antidepressants may reduce bone growth. Though not proven, slowing bone growth, aside from contributing to osteoporosis, may have another problem as it is generally believed that this could favor growth of cancer metastases in the bone. We would prefer bones to be growing fast and staying strong.