Ezekiel 2:7
But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
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The 'them' that the Lord was speaking to the prophet Ezekiel about in today's bible verse was the people of God, Israel. He had just called them stubborn and obstinate children, a rebellious house. {Ez.2:4} The question now is are the children of God today, the church, going to hear and obey the Word that He is speaking? The charge to Ezekiel was to proclaim God's word whether they would listen or not. So remember that the Word says, “That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.” {Eccl.1:9}

In the time of Isaiah, the people said to the prophets don't tell us what is right, but speak to us pleasant words. {Is.30:10} It is much the same today just as the apostle Paul foretold writing to his son in the faith Timothy: “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.” {2Tim.4:3-4}
 
Pleasant words, teaching the ‘desirable, fun and easy' things, and all too often things that the Lord never said but that tickle the ears and can build large congregations. However, teaching the whole Word of God including the hard, the difficult things as Paul did {Act.20:20} will build strong and courageous believers—saints who will, as Jesus said, endure until the end and be saved. {Mat.24:13}
 
In these perilous last days, just as in the time of Jeremiah, it is still far too often the case that the 'prophets' do not expose the iniquity of the people to restore them from captivity but rather have spoken for them false and misleading oracles! {Lam.2:14} You and I are called to proclaim His excellencies and it does not matter if they listen or not or if it pleases them or not! The Lord Jesus did emphatically say to those who believe Him and abide in His word that you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free! {Jhn.8:31-32}
 
“As a result of (His teaching) many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. So, Jesus said to the twelve, 'You do not want to go away also, do you?' Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.’” (John 6:66-69)
 
BE DOERS OF THE WORD, NOT JUST HEARERS