Monday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on June 12, 2023 by under
Scripture: Ezekiel 2:1-7 (NKJV)
2:1 And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” 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. 3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation 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.’ 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.”
Devotion
Just as the Lord called the prophet Ezekiel to preach to a people that were rebellious at heart, so also God calls men into the Holy Ministry to proclaim His Word and administer His gifts to poor sinners. It is far from an easy task.
The Lord also commands the faithful to make a true confession of their faith in the midst of a hostile world. Whether the world listens or not, it does not change what God has sent His Word to do.
Therefore, pray for pastors as they seek to fulfill their ministry, even when sinners rebel. Pray also that when you are faced with a rebellious world, or even when you are faced with your own sinful flesh, your eyes turn back to Jesus. Pray that your heart is conformed to God’s Word by the working of the Holy Ghost as you receive the Lord’s gifts, given by His called servants in the Holy Ministry.
Prayer: O God, the Strength of all them that put their trust in Thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
