How God Calls
When you look at how God called Ezekiel, there are a couple of conclusions you can come to. One thing that I like about the story of Ezekiel’s call is that it was completely initiated by God. Ezekiel wasn’t looking for a calling or wanting to be a prophet or actively looking for God. God came along while Ezekiel was in exile and called him. The whole thing was initiated by God. The second thing is that God was able to make his mission to Ezekiel very clear and personal. Ezekiel didn’t have to try and figure God out. God came him the words to say, which is symbolized in Ezekiel 3 as God giving Ezekiel a scroll that he would eat. “and He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach, and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.” Ezekiel 3:3 God also told Ezekiel that his mission would be difficult. Yet, God was with him and made him able to hold up and even be victorious over his advers