“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.” (Ezekiel 33:31)
I heard the story of one of those all day meetings and dinner on the grounds. It was in the afternoon, the women had cleared the outdoor tables of the last dish, the congregation had sung the first song. The preacher was preaching and one little boy had gone out to get some fresh air. As he was coming back he met another little boy who also needed some fresh air. As they met the first boy said to the second, “Is the preaching done yet? The second boy said, “The preaching is done but they ain’t done nothing about it yet.”
In Ezekiel’s day they admired the preacher, expressing much love toward him and said good things about his sermons. Ezekiel was to them like a beautiful song being sung by an accomplished singer. The last part of verse thirty-three sums it up. It says, “For they hear thy words, but they do them not.” (Ezekiel 33:32)
Every Sunday in churches across America it can be said, “The preaching is done, but no one has done anything about it.” We must be doers of the Word and not just hearers only. (James 1:22)
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