A mysterious hand from Heaven appeared before Zeke with a scroll in it. Front and back it was covered in words. Words of lament - mourning - woe...words of sadness - gloom - emitting the feeling of death.
God said to Zeke, 'Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll...' Seriously. Eat the paper?
God said, 'eat this scroll...fill your stomach with it.' So he did.
It tasted like honey. Honey was like candy to the ancient middle easterners. No chocolate. No Twinkies. No Jelly Bellies tasting like strawberry, popcorn or puke. Gods word was the sweetest flavor in existence.
This exiled Priest. A spiritual watchman yet a physical prisoner in Babylon. A slave-laborer working on the waterways. This man was called by God to preach a word of warning and he would take at least 22 years to live out and write down his prophecy, the Book of Ezekiel.
Zeke tastes the sweetness of the word in a ridiculously weird way. Once he eats it God simply says, 'go now to the Israelites and speak my words to them.' Zeke eats a scroll and all of a sudden knows what God wants him to say! That's crazy talk. How is it possible?
This God works in very interesting ways. He leads His people in fresh and exciting ways even in the midst of slavery, depression and frustration.
Are you reading the Word - trusting His promises of love and salvation - fearing the Word that speaks of separation and judgement...
Have you tasted this kind of Honey in your faith?
Read Ezekiel 2:9-3:4