Ezekiel 12 -- Able To Hear, But Not Listening

God’s words about His disobedient people are heartbreaking.  He said, “They have eyes to see, but they do not see, and they have ears to hear, but they do not hear, because they are a people who refuse to obey … They will know that I am the Lord when I scatter them among the nations and spread them among the countries.”

What I gathered from that was God saying, “I made them capable of obeying Me.  They had within them what it takes to hear My voice and to see what I’m doing!  Yet because of their stubborn willfulness, they are losing that ability.”

The only way for them to regain that ability was to take them out of their comfort zone to a place where they would need him again and cry out to Him and change their hearts and lives.  And God loved them enough, despite their disobedience, to take them there.

Father, I know You’ve done that in my life, too.  Like a song I hear said, “I spent a week away from You last night.”  I’m so glad that You’ve softened my heart to the point where I regret disobedience and that the time I spend away from You seems lots longer than it really is.  Thank You for quickening my heart to Yours.  Keep it beating for You always.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford