Ezekiel 3:24-25
“Then the Spirit entered me and put me on my feet. He said, ‘Go home and shut the door behind you.’ And then something odd: ‘Son of man: They’ll tie you hand and foot with ropes so you can’t leave the house. I’ll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you won’t be able to talk and tell the people what they’re doing wrong, even though they are a bunch of rebels’.”
“Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, ‘Go to your house and shut yourself in. There, son of man, you will be tied with ropes so you cannot go out among the people. And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.’”
In a preliterate society God sometimes called his prophets to act in ways the people would notice and pay attention. Here, he called Ezekiel to a severe discomfort. We don’t know who ties him up or tends to his physical needs for the duration. It seems God provided for this, as well as the message uttered when it was time for Ezekiel to talk. We may want to see the whole plan when stepping out for God, but like Ezekiel in a typing of ropes, he only shows us the next step. Most of the time we can be grateful our step is a lot easier than his.
Lord, make me ever ready for the next step and may I obey without question or explanation. You are my God, almighty in power and wisdom. You bought me at a dear price. Make I always be the servant your majesty demands.