Do you know who gives you strength to serve and follow HIM and How He does that? Ezekiel 1-6

Ezekiel 2:2 (NASBStr)

As He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me.

In the beginning of the book of Ezekiel's prophecy we have him describe the vision he sees while standing by a river.   The description of the vision is speicific, and, yet, mysterious.   And although the image we get is nothing in our mind that we have ever seen, what the vision IS and WHO it represents is not a mystery.  At the end of the vision Ezekiel tells us the following:

Ezekiel 1:28 (NASBStr)

As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

Whenever any man of God is describe in Scripture as coming face-to-face with God, the same thing happens each time: The fall on their feet in an unworthy manner.   The same holds true with Ezekiel.  Despite his position (he was a Priest) , when confronted with a vision of God he falls down in utter fear and awe.   It is immediately have this description of his actions that we have the above verse for today.   As he is bowing down we see the Spirit of God come along and pick him up.   The Spirit sets him up and begins to minister to him and in him and, finally, through him.   This is a great picture for us of the Spirit of God.   Prostrate before God, what do we do next?   We wait for God's Spirit to enable us and to strengthen us and to use us.   There are some who believe after we come to the fear and awe of God (typically described as "our" salvation) we then step forward and start to obey God.   We like that concept because it puts something in our power and our hand.  Yet, time after time we see the above picture.   Come to the knowledge of fear and awe and then wait in faith and allow the Spirit to enable you.   You might say this is OT and not NT, but that would not be the case.  Notice the disciples who were told to wait in Jerusalem for the Spirit.   It is only after the Spirit came to them did the church begin to move.   Why people think they can sanctify themselves, is truly amazing.   God enables us.  He sets us on our feet and HE IS our sanctification (1 Corinthian 1:30)