April 1 Daily Discovery
April 1 Daily Discovery - Read Ezekiel Chapter 2
This passage below is from the King James Version (ekjv.org).
Remarks from the Berean Fellowship follow the passage below.
[1] And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
[2] And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
[3] And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
[4] For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
[5] And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
[6] And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
[7] And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
[8] But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
[9] And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
[10] And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
A Big Mouth for God
The root word behind the word prophet is a word that means mouth. A prophet was someone that spoke for God. A prophet was God's chosen mouthpiece.
Isa. 58:1
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
The simplicity of the job
This world in which we live is in a desperate need of prophetic voices. We so need people of holy conviction to speak the truth in public. We need to speak the truth especially to those that are in power, reminding them that God is their authority. Reminding them that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
The entire world belongs to Him and everything that is in it. Our job is to rightly manage it in submission to Him. We are to be serving one another in His kingdom, not lording over each other.
Pastors and elders and teachers have a prophetic role in our churches.
They are to seek God's word and speak God's word to God's people. That is the primary job of a prophet, and it is quite simple.
The difficulty of the job
What makes the job difficult is the people to which the Word of God is being spoken are not eager to hear it. They may even be violent against it. God referred to them as being briars and thorns and scorpions. He gave Ezekiel a heads up on the difficulty of his job, but assured him all he had to do is tell them. H e wasn't responsible for how they responded to His truth. His job was not to convince, but to proclaim. His job was not to entertain, but to inform.
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