To be God's sign to the people, Ezekiel underwent the loss of all personal interests. He stood ready to do anything God asked of him in order to demonstrate the plan of God for His people, and God asked some extraordinary things of him. He shut himself up in his house (3:24). He was placed inweird positions (4:4-8). He ate his food by weight (4:10). He sacrificed personal appearance (5:1), smote with hand or struck with foot (6:11), and even moved personal and domestic goods ;out of his house to show the removal of Israel into captivity (12:2-7). God may never ask these of us, but He may ask us to do things that cross our wills and desires. Will He find us as obedient as Ezekiel? Christ seeks for such--I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it:
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