Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ezekiel 3:1-11
by: Katie Brown.
It is natural for us to desire easy missions from God. We wonder why we cannot just stay in our comfort zone and speak with people who like us and want to hear our Good News. God let Ezekiel know up front that the people to whom he was being sent (his own people) were stubborn and would not listen. He told the prophet to not be afraid and to deliver God’s message “whether they listen or not” (v. 11). We cannot always see the big picture of God’s plan when we are faithful and the end result seems like a failure. But we can trust that God knows what He is doing when He sends us on “impossible” missions.