Ezekiel had to go to a people whom God says, "will not listen to you." Yet we find that we live in similar times as the prophet Ezekiel, and the call remains the same for us as we speak to our friends and loved ones who don't know Christ - This is what the Lord says, and we are called to remain firm in that, not waffling, but ready to proclaim the whole counsel of God, both Law and Gospel.