A watchman has to be a leader and in the case of Ezekiel, he was God's example to this stiff-necked people - a harbinger of things to come. Unlike Job who came in naked and will leave naked, God uses Ezekiel as an example of what their plight will be and the prince of Jerusalem will be the mark. God shows through Ezekiel that their public humiliation will end in their death and that they will ultimately via their captivity be scattered to the four corners of the world. The pleas of Ezekiel did not go unnoticed since v.16 states that God intends to spare the few to bring them back to Him.
A lot of people in his time were banking that they would be spared as they clung to the proverb in v.22 but God will shatter that false hope and give them their just rewards and doom. The chapter ends with God declaring that the time to act is now and "let the games begin".
God will not be mocked, you will reap what you sow... some crops come up earlier than others.
Prayers for my aching back and my trip home. Just found out that I will have to make the trip home during the week to finish off my taxes due to a delayed form and then come down here. That stinks! Also, for the victims of yesterday's earthquake in Japan.
Praise for today: for His provisions and His healing power which I count and bank on!
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