“Will you trust God?”

Ezekiel 24 If you are an enthusiast of old English movies, you know that servants obey without question. Ezekiel is known as the servant who obeys whether he understands or not. Are we? The Lord graciously prepared Ezekiel to be a sign to the exiles through the response to his wife’s untimely death. God told him, “I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.” [Ezekiel 24:15 ] And it happened just as the Lord had said. In the evening, his wife died, and Ezekiel did just as the Lord commanded. Ezekiel did not question: “why, Lord?”

“The death of Ezekiel’s wife prefigured the loss of the temple, which was “the delight of [the Jews’] eyes.” God strove to make His intent clear so that the people would have no excuse. Despite the hardship in the loss of Ezekiel’s wife and Temple, all would be for Israel’s good (vv. 19–27). Through the trouble, the people would come to know that He is the Lord.” (Ligonier ministries)

Like the English servants, Ezekiel obeyed and did not mourn, and the exiles were not to mourn the tragic news of the loss of their Temple.  Ezekiel trusted God’s purpose even as he experienced this tragedy. 

How about us?

Do we trust God enough to be obedient even when we don’t understand all of the reasons behind His request?