Passage Read: Ezekiel 32-35
Meditation Verses: 33:30-33
Thought
There are many who think all they have to do to please God is show up and listen to the message preached. But God makes clear here that it is putting into practice what is preached that honors God. We only deceive ourselves if we hear the Word of God but do not put it into practice. Those people will find out one day that the Word of God was true and they were wrong. They'll find out the hard way, when the Word of God judges and condemns them.
Application
The Word of God was given to me to teach me how to live, to correct my behavior and teach me who God is and how He desires me to live. So if I merely listen to it but do not obey it, I'm offending God and fooling myself. I'm not righteous because I regularly sit and listen to it or read it. I'm righteous if I respond with respect and fear and honor by taking it to heart and doing what it says.