Monday, April 4, 2016

Looking for Entertainment?

“Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, 'Come on, let's go hear the prophet tell us what the LORD is saying!' So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don't act on it! But when all these terrible things happen to them—as they certainly will—then they will know a prophet has been among them." Ezekiel 33:30-33

Are we like these people of Ezekiel’s day? The prophet was a topic of conversation behind closed doors. The people looked on him, and the message he delivered, as a source of entertainment. Their hearts were corrupt and they had no intention of putting the LORD’s message into practice. Maybe this is a good time to examine our own hearts--do we want to be entertained when we meet together, or do we want to hear from God? Do we judge our experience by whether or not we enjoyed the music? How short the message was? What do we do with the information we receive--put it into practice or forget it?

 

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