Ezekiel 20:1-3 – “On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the Lord. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply. Then this message came to me from the Lord: ‘Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: How dare you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing!’”
Today’s chapter is all about who is God and who is not. When a king asks for an audience, he gets it. Except when that king is making demands of God. You can’t just try to summon God as if he is a servant to you. Other way around. God makes sure he is clear exactly who’s in charge.
While we may not blatantly demand an audience with God in the same way, I think we often forget who is serving whom. How much of your prayer life centers on God making your life more convenient? While he is interested in every detail of our lives, he’s not our vending machine, secretary, or genie in a bottle.
Here’s your freedom for today:
You are most free when you are properly aligned with God.
Have you ever noticed life is pretty tough? It’s hard! We want things we can’t have, we hurt in ways we wish we didn’t, and we are far more powerless than we like to admit. There’s a reason you are not God. It’s too much for you. It is freeing to align yourself properly underneath God. Surrender your life in all its aspects to him. Allow him to lead you. Pray about what he wants you to do rather than what you want him to do for you. Just sit in his presence. Let him take care of you.