Delayed Respect

 Scripture:

““And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then, Ezekiel, your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭29‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

Ezekiel was given some very harsh prophesies for Israel and the surrounding nations. He carried a very negative word from the Lord that would not be received. In the passage, God tells him that the day will come when He would revive Israel and then Ezekiel’s words would be respected. Until then, Ezekiel was suppose to deliver the words accurately and be disrespected greatly. 

Application:

God’s timetables are not aligned very well with ours. We like instant reward for obedience, but sometimes God can take many years before the reward and the answer come. Many people who do great things are not respected until after their death even. Many artists are not discovered until after their deaths. We must realize that God promotes things and blesses things in His time. Our job is obedience, which will be rewarded, but it is up to Him WHEN we will be rewarded.

Prayer:

Father, help me to be faithful to what You put in front of me to do. Teach me to honor You and Your word more and more. Thank You for sharing with me today about delayed respect. Sometimes I feel very disrespected when I am simply trying to do what You want me to do. You always have the right word. Help me to be faithful until the reward comes.

Yours Forever,

Jeff