February 28, 2025

Ezekiel was sent to the children of Israel during their captivity in Babylon. God sent them there because of their rebellion against Him. Even though Ezekiel was a priest before the captivity, God called him to be His prophet and to take His message to them. We can see from the stories in Ezekiel and Daniel that though God loved these two prophets, they were still sent to Babylon as captives along with the defiant children. God needed them as messengers for Him. He loved Israel and didn't want them to forget about their heritage, but also wanted them to submit to Him and love Him. The scriptures tell us that the Holy Spirit entered Ezekiel, and he heard God speak. God told him not to be afraid of the people as obstinate as they were. Then he saw a hand, and it rolled out a scroll in front of him. God told him to eat it. This portion of God's word clearly indicates His desire for us to consume His scriptures and feed our spirit with His words. How else are we going to know how He wants us to behave? 

Jesus rolls out the scripture before us every day. You probably have an app on your phone or a dusty Bible in your home, and he calls us all to witness to others to help bring them into submission to the Lord, the equivalent of eating the scroll. Feed your spirit every day by consuming God's word, and He will use you in unimaginable ways. I pray that you see Him working in your life and the lives of others as confirmation of your calling.

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. And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; Ezekiel 2:8-9