After explaining that He would reward the righteous and punish the wicked, God addressed the people’s complaint about this. They said, “The way of the Lord is not right” (Ezekiel 18:25).
Incredibly, God’s people would protest against God graciously rewarding the faithful and justly punishing the wicked. However, if we consider this from the perspective of those who wanted to continue in their sin, then it makes sense that they would complain. God’s statement indicted them.
This principle can be extended much more broadly. When it comes to any matter in which our opinions might disagree with what God has revealed, God is always right, and we are always wrong. The people were saying, “The way of the Lord is not right,” yet God was answering, “Are my ways not right…? Is it not your ways that are not right?” (Ezekiel 18:29). Indeed, we must remember this whenever we are tempted to argue with what God has plainly taught us in His word.
So remember that the way of the Lord is always right. Rather than stubbornly holding onto our opinion when we find that it is contrary to God’s will, we need to humbly accept what God has taught in His word. Doing this will keep us from facing the punishment reserved for the wicked and instead enjoy the blessings that God extends to the faithful.