#soap # Ezekiel 22 ## Title: Be The One ## Scripture: (Ezekiel 22:30) “I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one. (NET) ## Observation: We don’t need to kid ourselves. In every generation, there is a tension between those who turn to God and those who think they can live apart from Him. As the generations go by, it appears we always swing from one extreme to another. What God is looking for is someone who will go against the grain and cry out to come back to Him. This is no easy job. It can be difficult for multiple reasons. One reason is because we are not always entirely sure we are right. Is it possible we are too extreme and the generation is right? Another reason is the fear of reprisal. What happens when no one believes us? One more reason, how do we do it correctly? Does it matter if the medicine is worse than the disease? This is why God desires for someone to “be the one.” He wants someone to look in the face of all these obstacles and decide to follow Him as closely as possible. If that means we go in the same direction as the generation for a while, so be it. If that means we diverge at some point, so be it. I’m headed for Jesus. Want to come? ## Application: Follow a straight line straight to the goodness of God. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for giving us Your Word to show us that we are not in uncharted waters. You led people like Ezekiel. You will lead us too.