Ezekiel 19-20

“Have you come to inquire of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord’” (20:3). The elders of Israel came to Ezekiel the prophet to “inquire” of the Lord – to get the Lord’s guidance and favor. But God refused to answer them, because they, like their ancestors in Egypt and later in the wilderness wanderings, continued “to defile themselves with idols until this day” (20:31). God had already given the Israelites His life- giving laws and the Sabbath, which they had disobeyed (20:11).

“I am the Lord your God; follow my decrees” (20:19). God calls us, like He did the Israelites, to follow His heart and obey His ways. Then we can hear His voice clearly.