Abbah Father give us the grace and strength to do all you require of us in this "end of age" season. Father we just can't do it without you. There is a famous song and I will quote the words here - "We can't even walk without you holding our hands"
Even as I would read the book of Ezekiel once again this morning - God was truly speaking to me. As I have been asking God, why can't the people see, what is in plain sight? Why can't the people hear from you? The answer came this morning:
Ezekiel 3
4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. 5 For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, 6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have sent you to them who should listen to you and pay attention to My message; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you and obey you, since they are not willing to listen to Me and obey Me, for the entire house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate. 8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 I have made your forehead like emery (diamond), harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and hear with your ears (listen closely). 11 Go to the [Jewish] exiles [in Babylon], to the children of your people, and speak to them, whether they listen or not, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’”
When you look further down, we see God calling Ezekiel into place as a Watchman. God is calling us too.
Verses 17 to 21 states the following:
17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me.
18 If I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and you do not give him warning or speak to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand.
19 Yet if you warn the wicked and he turn not from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered yourself.
20 Again, if a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right doing and right standing with God) and some gift or providence which I lay before him he perverts into an occasion to sin and he commits iniquity, he shall die; because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood will I require at your hand.
21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he is warned; also you have delivered yourself from guilt.
God I pray you will stir everyone reading this message into position in your kingdom. Would you move us out of the place of comfort. Give us the "tools" we need to be effective in building your Kingdom. Lord we live for you. Keep us as only you are able to keep us. Hide us under the shadow of your wings. Strengthen those weak areas. Cause us to set our face as flint. Cause us Lord never to be weary in well doing. Deliver us of all evil. Give us the Spirits of Truth, Reverential Fear of the Lord and Obedience. Empower us for Purpose. Lord be glorified in our lives.
Amen
Please say a prayer for me as there are many who need sheperding and I really need God's grace and strength as I "labour" for his people.
Walk good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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