The Monday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on June 23, 2025 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
“You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.” Satan’s lies are powerful and not to be underestimated. Our weak, sinful mortal nature tells us the satanic lie: “I have my reasons; I’m going to do what’s right in my own eyes, regardless of what God has clearly said…”
True faith in God does what is objectively right according to His Word, even when we don’t “feel” like doing it. God is gracious when He keeps sending His Word and His servants who teach that Word. We all fall into rebellions, great or small. Sometimes we feel like being self-serving and we refuse, saying, “I’m not going to Church today,” or “I’m not going to fulfill my responsibilities,” or “I’m not going to love my enemy…” These are rebellions against His commandments.
Nevertheless, God is merciful. He still calls us to repent, to hear, to obey, and to love. He always loves us, and He always works to build us up in faith and true righteousness according to the power of His Spirit and His Word in the works of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Collect: 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.
