If you are reading this, you are greatly blessed!

Not because it’s written by me, but the fact that you want to read a devotional tells me that you rank God highly in your life. And that might be a sign that God’s Spirit is working within you to draw you to Him. And I want to warn you not to be discouraged to continue to follow Christ because after having followed Him for a while, you will see many others who started the journey with you will no longer be with you…

God said that will happen. In Ezekiel 33, God tells Ezekiel to deliver His message of warning to His people. But He warns Ezekiel that when he does, the people will not do what he says. Rather, they will do only what they think will be gainful to them.

“And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.” Ezekiel 33:31

Isn’t this true even of so many people who are in church? They come for good music and pleasant messages, but they will pick and choose what they want to heed to and will not change their ways. And If the preacher ever said anything offensive to them, then they will simply look for a different church. But God tells Ezekiel that’s how one can know whether a true word of God has been spoken – if people reject it! (Ezek. 33:33)

I personally am greatly encouraged by this as a preacher. If I’m preaching the word of God, then many will reject it. But God does not see the ones who will reject it. He’s interested in a few who will accept it! Only if I could see it this way…!

Pray that you and I will be among the few who will not reject the word of God and live according to it. Our eternal life depends on it!

PH