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Ezekiel received his orders from the Word of the Lord and was delegated the tremendous responsibility of standing between the living and the dead, as a divinely appointed watchman. The prophecies which he was to deliver were not to be what may be termed positive, self pleasing or pleasing to the hearer but were ominous warnings to the wicked who were commanded to repent of their deeds. Failure on the part of Ezekiel to strongly warn the wicked of the anger of the Lord against living a life of wickedness would not only cause them to die in their iniquity but would also bring judgment upon Ezekiel. His message to the righteous was that if they turned from their righteousness, their judgment would be the same. A tremendous responsibility laid on Ezekiel by the Lord. The statements of the Lord to Ezekiel are so serious that every preacher should evaluate his or her message which they deliver to the people. Is it a call to repentance or is it just fluff and marsh mellows. Eze. 3:17-21
The willingness of Ezekiel to be obedient to the call of the Lord is further tested by His request for Ezekiel to go to the plain and there the Lord would communicate with him. Eze. 3:22 His move was well worth while for once again he saw the glory of the Lord. It is very evident that the privilege of being in the presence of the glory of the Lord is dependent upon obedience to the will of the Lord. That awesome presence caused him to be slain, to fall on his face before the Lord. Precious, wonderful, glorious the spiritual experience that he was to enjoy there. Anytime the Spirit of the Lord enters into a dedicated human vessel it is an out of this world experience for sure. Every child of the Lord needs to see the glory of the Lord, fall in worship
before Him, have the Spirit come into them and then be lifted upright by the Spirit of the Lord. Eze. 3:24 The church of today needs to have a vision of the glory of the Lord and enter into a relationship with Him where we become submissive to the will and purpose of the Lord.
The dealings of the Lord with Ezekiel may seem strange but he would positively know that he was in the perfect will of the Lord. His orders were to go home and shut himself in his house, and stay there. He was to refrain from speaking to the rebellious people for the Lord Himself would seal his mouth until the Lord would loose his mouth to declare the Word of the Lord. All very strange but leaving no doubt in the heart of Ezekiel that the call and Word of the Lord was with him. He was motivate by the Spirit of the Lord to declare the words of the Lord. To be successful or not, was not a part of his calling. He was to do the will of the Lord regardless of the outcome. Eze. 3:24-27.