Ezekiel 20: Confront Evil 

As the elders sat before Ezekiel to hear a word from the Lord they must have been amazed to hear that God will not be a puppet whom one can control. He is God and there is none like Him. He is holy and is to be treated as such, but the elders and the people clung to their abominable practices of idolatry. Listen to what God told Ezekiel to do: “Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers, “ God will not listen them or hearken to their requests to hear from the Lord. God told Ezekiel this principle: “If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” [Ps 66:18] The elders were responsible to God for the instruction of the people but neither they nor the people refused to listen. As it was then, it is today. Jesus cried over Jerusalem and today we cry over the sins of the world. 

You know Ezekiel had a hard job to confront their leaders and the people. How about us? Do we confront sin? Do we boldly speak against those who dishonor God? And if we do, are we strong enough to handle their responses? 

Today, be brave to confront. Be strong and courageous. Speak against sin in your community, your church, your family.