Ezekiel 33:31 (NKJV)“So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
In the above scripture God is speaking to Ezekiel and he is describing what I call in today’s language a typical Sunday morning people. I read the Old Testament with the understanding of the new covenant of the New Testament, but there are still some Old Testament issues that we still face as a people today. There are many people that go to church but still have an Old Testament mentality.
God is describing a people in the above scripture that go to church to hear a good Word from the messenger. The Word that is being delivered is straight from the heart of God through the mouth of the prophet, pastor, preacher, teacher, evangelist, or apostle. The people hear the Word, get excited, leave church and go back to pursuing the desires of their own hearts and not the desires that God has for them from His heart. This is what I call “The typical Sunday morning people”
It is one thing to hear Gods Word and it’s another to actually implement it into your life. What good is hearing a good Word and doing nothing with it because you’re too preoccupied with doing whatever you want to do without including God in the plan. Than when we experience bad situations in our lives that’s when we turn to God for direction; not saying that there is anything wrong with that, God is so loving that He will save you even if you did push Him to the side once before.
My case is this; how about we include God in every aspect of our lives before we get ourselves into these ruts that we can’t get out of. I’m not saying get all extra religious and start doing incomprehensible acts to try to gain Gods protection or favor, because you already have it. I’m just saying if you already haven’t; begin an intimate relationship with God, talk to Him like you talk to your family and friends. You might say that sounds silly, just talking to someone you can’t see. The amazing part about it is when you talk to God, He talks back.
Jesus said in Matthew 4:4 that we should not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. God knows all your dreams, desires, needs, and wants; just make Him number one in your life and do what His words says instead of just hearing.
I pray that this has been a blessing on your lives.
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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