Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, “This is what the sovereign LORD says, whether they listen or fail to listen.” Ezekiel 3:11
Ezekiel is among 10,000 Israelites exiled in Babylon. He was training for the priesthood when he found himself miles away from Jerusalem, the place tradition and family heritage reasoned he would serve for his lifetime. This is reason enough to give up on the life God called you to isn’t it?
God tells Ezekiel to go and tell His people to turn from their wicked ways although it is very likely they won’t listen or accept God’s word, but in verse 8 and 9 God promised to make Ezekiel strong and obstinate in the same manner of those he is being sent to preach to.
It is frustrating when people will not listen to God’s word. I listened!!! It changed my life for the better and I just don’t get why others rebel and turn a deaf ear!!! But two things are always happening in the world of free will; people get to choose, and their choice does not, nor will it ever change the Truth. God is truth and He is never changing.
Our reception or lack thereof does NOT determine the validity or power of God’s call or plan. Listen to His voice and his call.
Love,
Gretchen