Ezekiel 12:2 “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.”
This motif of having eyes but not seeing, ears but not hearing, is present many times in the Bible and in life. It’s incredibly easy to not see what you don’t want to acknowledge, to not hear what you don’t want to know. God attributes this lack of willingness to see and hear to rebelliousness.
Ezekiel 12:3 “Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people.”
These days, I’d call that tendency to willfully not hear, not listen self-centeredness, but the end result is the same—if I am, deliberately or not, not seeing and not listening to God’s messages and nudges, I am being rebellious. That realization hits hard in our “It’s all about me” society. Matt 6:24 tells us “No one can serve two masters.” The same truth applies here—either I look, listen, and seek His will or I put myself and my own desires first—not seeing and not hearing His call.
Ezekiel 12:13 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
Lord, Forgive me for my tendency not to see, to not hear, to focus on my will instead of Yours. I am no better than the rebellious Israelites in that respect, but I do not want to be like them. Help me to seek You, to see You, to hear You. Help me to draw closer to You every day. Amen.
Ezekiel 12:28 “Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
Have a blessed day.