“THEIR HEART IS SET ON THEIR GAIN!”

 Ezekiel 33:30-33

“[30] “As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, ‘COME, AND HEAR WHAT THE WORD IS THAT COMES FROM THE LORD.’ [31] And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; “THEIR HEART IS SET ON THEIR GAIN”. [32] AND BEHOLD, YOU ARE TO THEM like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, FOR THEY HEAR WHAT YOU SAY, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO IT. [33] When this comes—AND COME IT WILL!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.””

There are people, even modern day folks, who are a “prophet” with no title or salary, other than doing what GOD has called them to do.  According to one dictionary, the word “prophet” is defined as “A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.”  

When ALMIGHTY GOD puts HIS BLESSING on that which is said as a message from HIM, we need to hear it as from GOD, not as from the messenger!  Ezekiel was such a Messenger, but his words were sent as a MESSAGE from HEAVEN, not his opinion!  Hearing the words as if they were being spoken from THE CREATOR should have made them respected, IF they were recognized as coming from GOD!  

Do we recognize when we are HEARING from HEAVEN?  Or do we recognize when we are SEEING orders from THE CREATOR?  Or are we too focused on “THEIR HEART IS SET ON THEIR GAIN”?  The balance of our checking account isn’t what SHOULD determine who we are or what we will become.  When our EYES are opened to SEE TRUTH, our focus will be on that which HEAVEN SEES as important!  “THEIR HEART IS SET ON THEIR GAIN” will be changed to that which is important to HIM!!!