Ezekiel 2 Devotional

Faithful Whether or Not Heard

“But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.”Ezekiel 2:7 (BSB)

Ezekiel is told to stand, and the Spirit himself sets him on his feet (2:1-2). Then God tells him the truth about his assignment. The people are rebellious and stubborn, and their fathers were the same (2:3-4). Ezekiel is to speak anyway, whether they pay attention or not, so that they will know God sent them a prophet (2:5-7). Three times he is told not to be afraid, though living among them will feel like sitting among thorns and scorpions (2:6).

God does not promise Ezekiel results, but he does supply the message: a scroll from his own hand, written on both sides with grief (2:9-10). Ezekiel's task is not to produce a response but to be faithful with what he has been given. Paul says something similar: one person plants, another waters, but only God gives the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6-7). The outcome of speaking truth belongs to God, and that frees you to speak it with love and leave the rest with him.

To think about: Where are you holding back from saying something true and kind because you cannot control how it will be received?