Contemplative Bible Reading

Ezekiel 33:32 (New Living Translation)

32 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!

God is speaking to the prophet Ezekiel. God had spoken to the people through Ezekiel, but the people treated Ezekiel not as a prophet of God, but as some kind of entertainer. Old ‘Zeke was a good song and dance man with poetic phrases and all that good stuff.

Listen to the words of Ezekiel? Nope. Act on the words of Ezekiel? Nope. That would be like believing the Roadrunner and Coyote were real (shows my age). God concludes in the next verse with, “But when all these terrible things happen to them—as they certainly will—then they will know a prophet has been among them.”

Time will tell, and the story won’t be good. Let’s listen to God. Let’s listen to the messengers God sends. Let’s read the Bible. I can do much better. I can enjoy the blessings of God so much more than I do. Please God, help me in my unbelief.