I have made you a watchman, Ezekiel 3:1-21

The making of a watchman.

Luke 21:36, Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

All children of God are called to be watchmen.

The process to becoming a watchman begins easy. With something we're all good at and enjoy doing.

Eat.

Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” ² So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.

³ And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.

Son of man, (not specifically, “son of Buzi” (his dad) but generally, “Ben Adam” son of mankind) which includes you if you’re born of a human.

So, this is personal, not only to Ezekiel, but also to you.

We can say as Ezekiel said:

He said to me. Eat this scroll that I give you. Don’t miss the powerful point that God initiated the conversation. He showed up for a visit. He went to Ezekiel. He comes to you. It’s what He does.

He shows up. He came to Adam and Eve. He came to Noah. He came to Abraham and Sarah, and even Hagar. He came to Isaac and Jacob and Joshua, and David and Solomon, and Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and on down the line to you and me as a Babe in a manger.

He’s the same yesterday today and forever, He still comes. Whenever we gather, He comes in the middle.

He’s come here and now, wherever you are. Don’t miss Him, or ignore Him, or take His Presence for granted.

As with Ezekiel, He stretches out His hand with His Word, (Ez. 2:9).

As with His disciples at the last supper, He says, take eat, what I give you. Matthew 26:26.

Feed your belly. Fill your stomach.

In other words, eat what’s set before you. Clean your plate. Eat what I give you. Don’t search for chocolate and ice cream, when I give spinach and broccoli.

I know what you need.

I’ve come to you, why do you run from Me?

Why seek sermons that tickle your ears fatten your flesh, leaving your soul empty and sick with no appetite for the Life giving feast I prepared for you?

If you eat first the True food I give, you’ll have no appetite for the deceitful delicacies of the world.

2 Timothy 4:3, Matthew 6:33, Galatians 5:16-17.

He says to all born of man, eat what I give you.

But then, the command becomes more specific, only for those born of man and born again.

 Those who obey and feed and fill up on His Word, He sends.

To them He gives the commission:

GO.

⁴ Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. ⁵ For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, ⁶ not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. ⁷ But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.

Are you born again? If so, you’re called to go.

However, note, the Great Commission is specific.

Only go to those I send you.

Only say what I give you.

Jesus is our example.

He did what His Father told Him to do. John 5:19.

He said what His Father told Him to say. John 17:8.

John 17:9. “I don’t pray for the world, but for those You’ve given Me.”

John 5:1-15. At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus healed one, out of perhaps 1,000. That man told the religious leaders. So, they sought to kill Jesus, because it was on the Sabbath.

Jesus didn’t say, “Oh Dad why’d we heal that jerk?”

Jesus understood:

“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Matthew 13:57.

Ezekiel was fixin’ to find out.

Go where you’re sent, to whom you’re sent. Leave the results to God. Only God can discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.  

Don’t chase needs.

Trust God. Plant Seeds.  

Their response is not your responsibility.

⁸ Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. ⁹ Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

DIVINE PROVISION

He invites all to come to His feast and eat.

To those who come and eat what He gives, He sends.

To those He sends, He equips.

Where God guides, He provides.

He gave Ezekiel a hard head and thick skin for the rebellious house he was sent to.

God gives grace for the calling.

No superhero can hold a candle to the love and care and grace we’ve witnessed right here in our family as silver haired saints have cared for loved ones.

Zechariah 4:6 tells us it’s not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord.

Psalm 127:1, Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

¹⁰ Moreover He said to me: “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. ¹¹ And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.”

DIVINE FRUITION

At first, he ate; feed your belly, and fill your stomach.

Now, He says, receive into your heart.

The Seed has gone from head to heart.

This can only be caught, not taught.

For those who stay the course, the Seed takes root in your soul and blossoms, bearing fruit.

Now God’s Words are your words.

Now, the people you’re sent to are now, your people.

This is when Life gets exciting.

You do what you do because you, get to, not because you got to.

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4.

Commit your works to the Lord and your thoughts will be established. Proverbs 16:3.

This leads to Divine intervention, and passion and purpose and clarity of vision.

¹² Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!” ¹³ I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise. ¹⁴ So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away...

DIVINE INTERVENTION

The Spirit lifted me up, most likely means lifting spiritually rather than physically, since it appears he winds up in the same place as when he started; by the river Chebar.

In our walk to becoming a watchman there will be moments, His Presence is strong.

Like the song, Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.

We’ll catch a glimpse, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10.

However, what we see might not be what we expect.

¹⁴...and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

DIVINE PASSION

Like a coach giving an impassioned speech before his players hit the field. The Lord gets Ezekiel fired up for the mission before him.

A righteous indignation welled up in Ezekiel.

Then, filled with the zeal of the Lord Ezekiel hits his mission field...

 ¹⁵ Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

DIVINE COMPASSION

EMPATHY

Or... APATHY?

What? Filled with the zeal of the Lord, Ezekiel sat down like a bump on a log?

Was he overwhelmed by the vision and calling?

Was Ezekiel sitting where they sat, to get to know them? To show empathy toward them? After all, they were captives.

Was he waiting seven days to reflect the time for consecrating priests?

Was he sitting from Sabbath to Sabbath?

Some folks say those things, but it’s just conjecture.

When interpreting Scripture context is king. So, let’s look at context over conjecture.

They’d already been in captivity for five years (since 597BC). So, sitting for seven days now doesn’t seem to make sense.

It’ll be seven years or so before Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem (586 BC), so that’s not it.

It’d be another 55 years before Cyrus takes Babylon and releases the captives (538 BC).

So, what’s Ezekiel doing just sitting there for a week?

Perhaps God is asking the same thing. I filled you with My Word, calling, and zeal, and now you just sit there in silence? What are you doing?

What would you do?

You’ve been hanging out with family and friends for five years, now all of a sudden, God tells you they’re rebellious, impudent, hard-hearted, hard headed.

 And I’m sending you to tell them.

Oh, and they won’t listen to you, because they won’t listen to Me.

But go anyway.

That’s probably why God pumped him up full of passion before turning him loose.

How do you start? Where do you begin?

Instead of standing up and speaking out, he sat down to ponder and became bewildered.

A simple way to prevent that is to: 

Obey right away.

Now, perhaps because of his passive procrastination the Lord shows up and spells it out in a way that’d make him take his calling more seriously.

¹⁶ Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ¹⁷ “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: ¹⁸ When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. ¹⁹ Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

²⁰ “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. ²¹ Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.”

DIVINE PURPOSE

If we will eat what God gives, stay the course until it comes to fruition and we obey right way, God will provide clarity to our Divine Purpose.

He made it crystal clear to Ezekiel.

A watchman is a serious calling. They sit in towers on the city wall watching for danger. Be it fire or storm or enemy.

They are the eyes and ears of the city. The first responders.

The security of the city lay largely on the alertness of the watchman.

A watchman for the Lord, is the eyes and ears of the Lord, watching, waking and warning a sleeping people.

Watchmen for the Lord are responsible and accountable in some degree for another’s eternity.

You are called to be a watchman.

To watch, to wake, to warn.

Yes, you are your brother’s keeper.

Mark 13:33-37. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

The waking of a watchman.

EAT what He gives.

GO to whom He sends you.

SAY what He tells you.

DO what He shows you.

Leave the results to Him.

Stay the course.

Obey right away.

Receive His:

DIVINE PROVISION

DIVINE FRUITION

DIVINE INTERVENTION

DIVINE PASSION

DIVINE PURPOSE

Be a faithful watchman who saves souls and makes disciples and hears Him say, to you and all those He’s given you, “Well done.”

Let’s pray.

Lord Jesus, thank You for showing up, for coming to us, for being Immanuel, God with us. Please forgive us for ignoring Your Presence. We don’t want to do that anymore. We want to be Your watchmen, hearing You, seeing You, watching, waking, warning, those You give us. So we all, will one Day, hear You say, “Well done.”

We love You, forever.

Amen.

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It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, Hebrews 10:26-38

Israel is 77 years old

Bibi Netanyahu is 75

7 years ago, the US Embassy was moved to Jerusalem.

On the 7th day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Oct. 13, 2025, all living hostages were released from Gaza, where they'd been captives since Oct. 7, 2023.

In 7 years, we begin the 7th millennium. (2,000 years from Creation to the Promise to Abraham. 2,000 years from Abe to The Promise in the Flesh, Jesus Christ. 2,000 years from Jesus, here).

According to our calendar, in 7 yrs, it will be 2,000 years from the Ascension when angel said, "He will return as you saw Him go" Acts 1:11.

What's all that mean?

I don't know.

But we're living in very interesting, Biblical times.

In the last 48 hours we witnessed a Peace Treaty with devils and the Medal of Freedom for a saint.

Psalm 126:1, "When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!"

Isaiah 49:25, "But the Lord says, “The captives of warriors will be released, and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. For I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children."

Hebrews 10:26-31, 37-38

²⁶ For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. ²⁸ Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ²⁹ Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³⁷ “For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
³⁸ Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

The enemy hates when things go great.

When Jesus was going about doing good, healing, feeding, teaching, loving, the masses were at a Turning Point toward the goodness of God.

When Good is prevailing, the tide is turning the masses are moving...

That’s when evil pulls the trigger to drastic measures.

When God was about to send a deliverer (Moses) Pharoah ordered all the male babies slaughtered.

When God was about to send The Deliverer (Jesus) Herod ordered the murder of all male children two and under.

When God is about to return as The King of kings and Lord of lords, millions upon millions of babies are being massacred.

Criminals like Barabbas and Floyd are hailed as heroes and saints like Charlie Kirk are martyred.

Law enforcements are shamed. Lawlessness is praised.

Evil will do whatever it takes to shut down Good.

A crucifixion.

A virus.

A lockdown.

Give us what we want, or we’ll burn down the system.

Give us what we want, or we’ll shut down the government.

Evil wants nothing but to steal, kill, destroy.

A stolen election.

An assassination.

A government shutdown.

Evil will destroy its own to shut down Good. As spoken by Chuck Schumer's demons, “The longer the shutdown the better for us.”

Destroy the people, the nation, the economy, whatever it takes to shut down Good.

Round and round revolves the cycle of evil.

However, the cycle of evil may be on the threshold of change.

You see, someone will arrive on the scene riding a white horse, wearing a crown and carrying a bow, he will overcome and conquer, by peace, not war. (First Seal, Rev. 6:2). Don’t be deceived, this is not Christ, but the antichrist.

This false peacemaker will craft a historic peace treaty with many, for seven years (Daniel 9:27).

Many are pointing accusatory fingers at Trump and saying that is the historic peace agreement just signed Oct. 10, 2025, by:

Donald J. Trump

President of the United States of America

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani  

Emir of the State of Qatar

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Türkiye

Could one of them, or the crafters of the deal, be the antichrist?

Well, before googling Google or Facebook or passionate podcasters proclaiming prophecy, look to HIStory.

The Bible tells us that before the antichrist signs the peace deal, the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up (raptured) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17.

The void you felt, the vacuum left in the world, when Charlie Kirk was snatched in the flash of a muzzle, in the twinkling of an eye, was just a glimpse of what’s about to happen at the last trump. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52.

Then, the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3.

 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains (the Holy Spirit in the Church) will do so until He is taken out of the way (by way of the rapture). And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8.

The Bible is HIStory written in advance.

Evil is predictable.

The day the living hostages were released Hamas performed public executions.

Why?

Because evil will do what evil does. Kill. Steal. Destroy.

Recorded live, dozens of Gazans were shot dead in the street.

But there was no outcry by demonically fueled media.

Why?

Because evil is only interested in shutting down Good.

GOD LOVES OBJECT LESSONS

HIStory is filled with object lessons that reflect the future.

More than a hundred years before king Cyrus was born God called him by name. He said Cyrus would set the captives of Israel free and rebuild His temple in Jerusalem. Isaiah 45:13, 2 Chronicles 36:22-23.

Seven years ago, God trumpeted through a modern day Cyrus that Jerusalem belonged to the Jews, when Trump moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem.

October 13^th, 2025, Trump reflected king Cyrus’ again by setting the captives of Israel free.

In our recent walk through Daniel, we witnessed Antiochus acting out evil in the past, that reflects antichrist in the future.

In the flames of 2020, we saw reflections of demons preparing for the Great Tribulation.

We witnessed woke weaklings kneel to satan.

We felt demonic shackles demand we sit down, shut up, take the mark... or else.

God has told HIStory. Over and over, He’s painted His object lessons. Now, there remains one lesson left to learn.

God told us He’d do it. Now we see it in living color.

Those who’ve repeatedly refused to acknowledge the Truth, have been turned over to reprobate, debased, corrupt, minds, they sway under a strong delusion. They think boys can be girls and men can have babies, and slaughtering babies is great, but punishing criminals is hate. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, Romans 1:18-32.

Nothing remains but judgement and fiery indignation.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Hebrews 10:26-27.

However, are we seeing the shimmering of something else? Some hope rising? Something new shining?

Another object lesson of that which is to come.

Something Good.

Can you sense a deep rumbling rising?

Is God giving US a great awakening, drowning the shrill of the woke? 

Is God giving the world one last object lesson, reflecting the judgement and justice soon to come?

Will judgement come?

Will justice be served?

Will our nation turn back to our Maker, and end this civil war, to show the world what God will do for a nation whose God is the Lord?

We hope so. We pray so.

If so, it must begin right here, right now.

For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17.

For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:30-31

“For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.

Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” Hebrews 10:37-38.

Let’s pray.

Lord Jesus, thank You for giving us the honor of being born for such a time as this. By reading the signs it appears You’ve chosen us to be the generation to finish the race. Help us Lord to finish strong, to honor you in each breath, with every step, so we, and all those You’ve given us, will hear You say, “Well done.”

We love You, Lord, forever.

Amen.  

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I AM sending you, Ezekiel 2

And He said to me, “Son of man,

Son of man. (ben adam). The first of 93 times the Lord uses this phrase referring to Ezekiel. It’s a Hebrew expression meaning, descendant of, nature of, adam (man); a son of mankind. Simply put, a human being.

However, Jesus refers to Himself 80 times in the gospels using the phrase The Son of Man.

Not “a” son of man, but The Son of Man.

Like Daniel 7:13-14 (the only other O.T. book that mentions the phrase):

¹³“I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. ¹⁴ Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed.”

 

That’s the Son of Man, Jesus was referring to.

You see before Jesus was a son of man He was The Son of God who stood before the Ancient of Days, for God so loved the world that He sent, His only begotten Son, who was with God and who was God and who became flesh and dwelt among us, to live sinlessly, and offer Himself as The One and only Son of Man who could be, not just a sacrificial lamb, but The blameless, sinless, spotless, Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world.

Whenever, Jesus said, “Son of Man” He preceded it with the definite article “The Son of Man”.

However, it was never used when referring to Ezekiel.

Therefore, whenever we see son of man in Ezekiel, all 93 times, make a note, the Lord is not only talking to Ezekiel, He’s also talking to you. (If you are a child of a human being).

He said to me... (read that as if the Lord is talking directly to you).

¹ ...stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.”

Ezekiel had fallen on his face at the sudden appearance of the glory of the Lord.

Which was the appropriate response, at the moment, but not forever.

God is not an ego tripping rockstar looking for fawning fans but a loving Father on a rescue mission to save His family.

So, when He shows up, we fall, but then He says, stand.

Yes, we’ve sinned, wasted years, made a mess; should be further aong than we are.

Nevertheless, God shows up and says, “Get up.”

“Yeah, but God, You don’t understand. I haven’t been a very good husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter. Everything is such a—”

“I see the dysfunction in your family. Stand.”

“It’s not that easy my health—”

“Get up!”

“I would but my finances are—”

“Stand on your feet.”

On your feet. Nobody can do it for you. It’s personal, between you and Him.

When God shows up, He tells you to stand.

Make no mistake, He does show up, to everyone on the planet. He stands at the door of hearts, and knocks. Every. Single. One.  

So, when (not if) God shows up, He tells you, stand.

Stand? What’s that look like?  

We begin by standing-up three unshakable, unmovable, pillars. Three absolutes our life revolves around.

1.    Prayer. Every day. Intentional. Purposeful. Talking and listening.

2.    Bible reading. Every day. Intentional. Purposeful. Medicine works whether we understand it or not.

3.    Church that is Praying, Bible Teaching, Preaching, Truth telling (especially, hard, unpopular, un-politically correct Truth).

Be so involved in the family God put you in that when you miss, you’re missed. Pay attention. If someone misses, you check up on them.   

Start there, stay there, be faithful there. Be ready because God will speak to you. He will give you something to do.

If you do it, as unto Him, He will give you more. Do the next thing... then, the next.

You’ll never run out of things to do, no matter the circumstance you’ll have His joy, and you’ll never be bored.

In the end you’ll hear God say, “Well done.”

Stand therefore, and having done all, stand. Eph. 6:13

2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.

His Word comes alive, strengthening and personal.

In Ezekiel’s day it was selective and rare for the Spirit to enter a person. They were chosen vessels the Lord used as His voice.

Now, the indwelling and infilling of the Holy Spirit is available to all who will repent and receive Him. (Please let us know if you want to know more).

Then, the Spirit entered... IF you stand, stay the course, the Word will go from head to heart. You’ll no longer just be standing with Jesus, you’ll be standing in Him, and He in you.

Christian won’t be some thing you do, but someone you are.

John 14:15-18. ¹⁵ “If you love Me, keep My commandments. ¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

Then, in Christ, your feet are set on The Solid Rock.

Then, instead of life knocking you off your feet. You’ll face the mountain that seemed insurmountable, the river that appeared uncrossable, that giant that looked unbeatable; and you’ll find your feet on the ground climbing that mountain, crossing that river, slaying that giant.

The Word of God will come alive in and through you showing:

Christ in me the hope of glory! Colossians 1:27.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Philippians 4:13.

I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me! Romans 8:37.

3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation...

Son of man, I AM sending you... means, He is sending you.

In case you doubt and say, “He’s talking about going to the children of Israel, that’s not me.”

Look closer.

A rebellious nation. The word for “nation” is goy, (goiim, plural), it refers to gentiles, and or gentile nations, specifically, heathen gentile nations.

God was saying His people, Israel, were no different than the heathen gentile nations.

³ ...that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

God is saying, I AM sending you to a nation that once was once, one nation under God, but now they’re stubborn and rebellious.

They turned from the One True God of their founding fathers.

Sacrificed their children.

Turned to false religions of other nations.

They divided and fought and killed one another.

Just like US.

I AM sending you, to them.

How do you respond?

Will you stand?

Speak Truth?

Like Isaiah?

Like Charlie?

Here I am Lord, send me. Isaiah 6:8

5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.

6 “And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.

Do not fear them, their words, their looks, or the hard times like briers, thorns and scorpions.  

Speak My Words. Don’t worry about their response. I watch over My Word. It will not return void but will prosper.

You plant the Seed. I’ll make it grow.

They will know that a prophet has been among them. Whether they admit it or not, they will know, they heard the Truth. So if they rebel, they will be without excuse.

8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.”

Hear what I say.

Mark 4:23-24. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” ²⁴ Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.

Are you a faithful, prayerful, expectant, active, listener? If so you will hear personal, powerful, profound Words from God. 

The measure you put in is the amount you get out.

If you are a lazy, apathetic listener... you'll sit in the same sermon and get nothing but sleepy.

Don't blame God, or the preacher.  Do not say the Bible is boring.

It’s not the Seed, it’s the soil.

The same measure you use will be measured to you.

Man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4.

John 4:34. My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

We know His will, by His Word.

9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me;

It’s just like our Lord. He came, He spoke, He entered, He lifted and He stretched out His hand, to heal, to hold, to scold, to feed, to lead... to bleed.

The hand He stretches out to us today, is nail scarred.

The hand that stretched to Ezekiel, didn’t wear scars, but held a scroll that told all about Him who would soon wear them.  

What will you do with The nail scarred hand reaching out to you?

⁹ ...and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside...

The scroll, (the Word of God), He spread it before me...

Like Psalm 23:5, He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

He spread His Word to all the earth. His heavens declare His glory. Psalm 19:1. Thus all nations (goiim) are without excuse.

The scroll was written inside and out. Meaning it was finished.

Nowadays we’d say, it’s signed, sealed, and delivered.

The scroll was written inside, then rolled up, sealed and signed outside, like addressing an envelope. They often titled the scroll, like a book, to advise what was inside, and if appropriate, name the author and recipient.

10 ...and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

Lamentations, mourning and woe.

They were captives, their nation was in ruins. Jerusalem would soon be reduced to rubble. Lamentation, mourning and woe lay before them.

God is Love, and Love tells the Truth, even when it hurts.

Truth that hurts is medicine that heals, whereas, false flattery, is poison that kills.

Dear son of man, The Son of Man, is sending you, to a world full of lamentation, mourning and woe.

Will you go?

They will not listen.

Will you still speak?

They will be rebellious.

Will you still go?

Well, if they won't listen. Why should I go?

The Lord answers loud and clear, sixty-five different times throughout the book of Ezekiel:

That they shall know that I am God.

Let’s pray.

Lord Jesus, here we stand, please speak to us, fill us and send us, so all those You give us will know that You are God.

Thank You, Lord.

We love You, forever.

Amen.

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