Knock Knock. Who’s There? – Part 1
Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking. Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you!” As He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel.” [Ezekiel 1:28b-2:3a]
I recall a time when I was going through the business of my day, all the while waiting on a phone call about a prospective job. I didn’t sit by the phone twiddling my thumbs, mind you. But my busy day could not dismiss from my consciousness the position I awaited, no matter how hard it tried!
Well, the phone never rang…but a knock on the door did! I opened it to behold a courtly gentleman standing before me, bedecked to play the part. He couldn’t be satisfied, it would seem, to dispatch a letter to me. Nor would it suffice for him to talk to a voice over the phone. He wanted to see me face-to-face because the position was too important to go through formalities in filling it.
His earnestness and gravity confirmed my own inclination to accept the position. This process was no small matter, and the solemnity portrayed by this true gentleman conveyed that he had the same understanding of the matter as I did.
We are privileged to observe this same solemnity in Ezekiel’s life, as we read the verses quoted to start this text. Ezekiel’s situation was a good deal more solemn than mine, I have to admit. I see a five part progression in the Lord’s call to ministry for Ezekiel, for that is what the verses record. Let’s take a bite and savor these, shall we?
To receive a job, a position, a ministry, we first need someone to offer the job to us. We also need to see the person who does this. And so it was with Ezekiel. He had a vision of the Lord God Almighty.
When any person—and it matters not whether he be human or angelic—but when anyone truly beholds the Lord God, his response is always the same, and that without fail. He falls on his face in awe and worship. The very nature of the Lord impels created beings to bow before their Creator. So it was with Ezekiel. He fell on his face before the Lord. He bowed in worship.
We would do well to emulate Ezekiel in this. Let’s pause here and do just that, shall we? We will continue in this vein tomorrow.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Exodus: Volume 2 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
I recall a time when I was going through the business of my day, all the while waiting on a phone call about a prospective job. I didn’t sit by the phone twiddling my thumbs, mind you. But my busy day could not dismiss from my consciousness the position I awaited, no matter how hard it tried!
Well, the phone never rang…but a knock on the door did! I opened it to behold a courtly gentleman standing before me, bedecked to play the part. He couldn’t be satisfied, it would seem, to dispatch a letter to me. Nor would it suffice for him to talk to a voice over the phone. He wanted to see me face-to-face because the position was too important to go through formalities in filling it.
His earnestness and gravity confirmed my own inclination to accept the position. This process was no small matter, and the solemnity portrayed by this true gentleman conveyed that he had the same understanding of the matter as I did.
We are privileged to observe this same solemnity in Ezekiel’s life, as we read the verses quoted to start this text. Ezekiel’s situation was a good deal more solemn than mine, I have to admit. I see a five part progression in the Lord’s call to ministry for Ezekiel, for that is what the verses record. Let’s take a bite and savor these, shall we?
To receive a job, a position, a ministry, we first need someone to offer the job to us. We also need to see the person who does this. And so it was with Ezekiel. He had a vision of the Lord God Almighty.
When any person—and it matters not whether he be human or angelic—but when anyone truly beholds the Lord God, his response is always the same, and that without fail. He falls on his face in awe and worship. The very nature of the Lord impels created beings to bow before their Creator. So it was with Ezekiel. He fell on his face before the Lord. He bowed in worship.
We would do well to emulate Ezekiel in this. Let’s pause here and do just that, shall we? We will continue in this vein tomorrow.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Exodus: Volume 2 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
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