Ezekiel 2:8 But thou son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth and eat that I give thee.’
Oh Friends, our God is really something else yes! There’s truly none else like Him. We’re continuing from yesterday, where He anointed Ezekiel His spokesman. After assuring Ezekiel of His guidance and protection, the Lord stuck out that awesome forefinger and warned; ‘But thou son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house:’ I’m sure Zeke got the message loud and clear. But the drama had just begun, for in the next breath, the Lord commands him to ‘open thy mouth and eat that I give thee.’ Poor Zeke. ‘And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and lo, a roll of a book was therein.’ (vs.9) Yes Friends, when Zeke looked up, a hand bearing a scroll was stretched out towards him, then the hand opened the scroll to show writing on both sides, ‘and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning and woe.’ (vs.10) And the drama heightens: ‘Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go and speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.’ (Eze.3:1-2) Wow people! Our Lord is indeed serious about His Word. He makes Zeke eat the scroll containing His message to the Israelites. It sounds like overkill, but logically it makes sense. If Zeke was to deliver God’s message, he needed to know, understand and absorb it. And what quicker way to do that than by ingesting it eh? It’s simply saying that anyone who wants to communicate God’s Word must first know and assimilate it. The writing on both sides shows the Lord wanted to convey plenty information. But it gets better. ‘And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.’ (Eze.3:3) People, that rates another Wow! Our God doesn’t make joke at all sir! Here are two more instances of prophets eating words. ‘Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart;’ (Jer.15:16) That was Jeremiah’s personal lament when the Lord promised to destroy Judah for their continual disobedience. Then there’s John’s interaction with the mighty angel that came from heaven with the little book. ‘And I went unto the angel and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again, before many peoples, and nations, and tongues and kings.’ (Rev.10:9-11) So Friends, it seems the best way to learn the Word is by eating it, (smile) especially if we want to prophesy. It’ll cause a stomach ache, but it’ll be as sweet as honey in our mouths, and the Lord’s message will just come pouring out. But seriously people, these instances of eating the Word, shows the great importance our God attaches to His dictates. He takes an earnest, no nonsense approach to it. And so should we. It’s not a trifling matter, as Zeke found out. So let’s all do our best to get versed in the Word, it will certainly serve us in good stead. And as Bruh David so rightly declares; ‘How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.’ (Ps.119:103) Much LOVE!…the Word…looks…sounds..and tastes good too…
Oh Friends, our God is really something else yes! There’s truly none else like Him. We’re continuing from yesterday, where He anointed Ezekiel His spokesman. After assuring Ezekiel of His guidance and protection, the Lord stuck out that awesome forefinger and warned; ‘But thou son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house:’ I’m sure Zeke got the message loud and clear. But the drama had just begun, for in the next breath, the Lord commands him to ‘open thy mouth and eat that I give thee.’ Poor Zeke. ‘And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and lo, a roll of a book was therein.’ (vs.9) Yes Friends, when Zeke looked up, a hand bearing a scroll was stretched out towards him, then the hand opened the scroll to show writing on both sides, ‘and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning and woe.’ (vs.10) And the drama heightens: ‘Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go and speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.’ (Eze.3:1-2) Wow people! Our Lord is indeed serious about His Word. He makes Zeke eat the scroll containing His message to the Israelites. It sounds like overkill, but logically it makes sense. If Zeke was to deliver God’s message, he needed to know, understand and absorb it. And what quicker way to do that than by ingesting it eh? It’s simply saying that anyone who wants to communicate God’s Word must first know and assimilate it. The writing on both sides shows the Lord wanted to convey plenty information. But it gets better. ‘And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.’ (Eze.3:3) People, that rates another Wow! Our God doesn’t make joke at all sir! Here are two more instances of prophets eating words. ‘Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart;’ (Jer.15:16) That was Jeremiah’s personal lament when the Lord promised to destroy Judah for their continual disobedience. Then there’s John’s interaction with the mighty angel that came from heaven with the little book. ‘And I went unto the angel and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again, before many peoples, and nations, and tongues and kings.’ (Rev.10:9-11) So Friends, it seems the best way to learn the Word is by eating it, (smile) especially if we want to prophesy. It’ll cause a stomach ache, but it’ll be as sweet as honey in our mouths, and the Lord’s message will just come pouring out. But seriously people, these instances of eating the Word, shows the great importance our God attaches to His dictates. He takes an earnest, no nonsense approach to it. And so should we. It’s not a trifling matter, as Zeke found out. So let’s all do our best to get versed in the Word, it will certainly serve us in good stead. And as Bruh David so rightly declares; ‘How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.’ (Ps.119:103) Much LOVE!…the Word…looks…sounds..and tastes good too…
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