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God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that
the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from
your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’”

The Lord takes no delight in the death of the ungodly. Precious is
my death. What that means is I’m dispensable. He may let me die
so that they may live. He may let me go through a trial that they
may hear. He may allow me to lose a loved one, so that they can
see a response of a Christian.

One more illustration and then I’ll finish. Ezekiel 2:9&10, “Then I
looked, behold, a hand was extended to me; and lo, a scroll was in
it. When He spread it out before me, it was written on the front and
back; and written on it were lamentations, mourning and woe.”
Picture in your mind a hand coming out of heaven and in that hand
is a scroll and it’s written on both sides and it’s all bad news. It’s
lamentations, mourning and woe.

Ezekiel 3:1, “Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what you find;
eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” God says, “Eat
it.” That’s hard to swallow! It’s only bad news. Ezekiel couldn’t
do it. Ezekiel 3:2, “So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this
scroll.” Sometimes God will hand down that north wind with only
bad news and He’ll say, “Eat it!” You say, “I can’t! It’s too hard.”
He says, “I’ll feed you.”

Ezekiel 3:3, “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.’” When he ate it, it
became as sweet as honey.

“What shall I say, ‘Deliver me from this hour?’ For this cause I
came to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.” There is only one
list; north wind or south wind. It doesn’t matter, as long as He is
pleased. Redemptive living is me pleasing Him and Him reaching
the world.