For they are most rebellious.

Eze 2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

Here in the book of Ezekiel the Lord is encouraging Ezekiel in His duties as a prophet. The Lord has given him warning that the children of Israel are hardhearted and backsliding, they have a problem with hearing. I think the same goes for today's time. Everywhere I look I see preachers having a rough go of it because of the fickleness of the people. I see preachers being run off from their pulpits by hard hearted folks. Friends let me encourage you to not become stiff necked to the things of the Lord. Let me encourage you not to be rebellious against the man of God, or the Word of God. There is much to be gleaned from this very passage, even though it is written about the children of Israel during the time of the captivity, we can see how the Lord dealt with them and their ways. A lot of people would say that this was the Old Testament, well I would say history has a way of repeating itself. The Bible, the Word of God is given to us in completeness for our instruction, and for a memorial of the things of God. We would do well today to remember that with sin comes consequences and with the rejection of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Words of God comes a consequence so great that it endures into eternity. The Lord God wanted to be Israels God, but because of their wickedness and rejection they were led captive by false gods and paid for it a lot of times with their lives, or their children's lives. It is so wonderful to know that if we choose to accept the Lord Jesus Christ and His ways then for eternity we will be with Him. However, if we choose to be stiff necked like the children of Israel then we shall be led away captive by sin and then the judgement, and at the end of the judgement to be cast into the lake of fire that burneth forever and forever. Friend, today you see that there is a consequence for sin, and for the rejection of God. I hope and pray that you don't let this opportunity pass you by to ask yourself if you are living like the children of Israel against the Lord and His Words, or maybe you don't understand all that you have come across today. I would love to help you read through the Bible, Gods Holy Word and show you what He has written to us that we may understand Him through Jesus. Drop me a line and until tomorrow may God bless.