How many missions agencies will give the following advice to new missionaries?
You are going to a very hard place. This people group is rebellious and difficult. In fact, they have been double-crossing God all along. They are stubborn and offensively bold and shameless in their sin. But you are being sent to speak God’s words. Whether they pay attention or not. Whether they listen or not, they will know that there is something different about you. Don’t be afraid, of their words or their nasty stares. Keep speaking God’s truth, even if it appears they don’t care or are hostile toward you.
In Ezekiel 2, we find God’s “advice” to Ezekiel when he called him to go and speak to Israel. I was struck by the bluntness of the call and its relevance for today’s world. We are called to speak God’s truth, to share the Good News, whether people accept that Word or not. We may be jeered and ridiculed. But that is nothing new. Ezekiel faced the same kind of rebellion and God clearly told him to not be afraid but to keep speaking. Good advice!
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