A
WATCHMAN FOR GOD I
Memorise:
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when
the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; Acts 3:19
Read:
Ezekiel 33:7-11, Bible in one year: 1st Kings 15:25-17:7
God called Prophet Ezekiel and set him
as a watchman over the house of Israel .
As a watchman for God, he was to hear from Him and warn the people concerning
whatsoever God told him. Just like Ezekiel, believers in these end-times,
particularly ministers of the gospel, are set as watchmen to warm the world of
the impending judgement of God. One of the most important responsibilities of a
watchman for God is that he or she must of necessity here from God (Ezekiel
33:7). You must hear from God in order to warn on His behalf those who are
perishing. You cannot warn them using your own wisdom; rather, you must tell
them what God is saying to them. How do you hear from God through the revealed
truth, which is the Holy Bible. This holds truth only for those who still consider
the Bible as infallible and having eternal truths of all generations. As a
watchman, you must therefore follow the admonition of 2nd Timothy
2:15:
“Study
ton shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not a be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Another responsibly of a watchman for
God is to maintain an intimate relationship with the One who commissioned you
by remaining true to your message, because, you cannot give what you don’t
have. Paul emphasised the need to remain true to our message in Romans 2:21:
“Thou
therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? Thou that
preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?”
In Ezekiel 33:8, the Almighty God said
His appointed watchman is held accountable for every soul that perishes if the
watchman fails to sound the note of warning at the appropriate time. This is
one aspect of the responsibility of a watchman, where 21st century
preachers need to be careful. We need to be careful not to be negligent in our
responsibility to warn evildoers without minding whose ox is gored. Beware of
the fact that some pastors and teachers of the word may be condemned to the
lake of fire on the last day for failure to warn the people that God has sent
them over against sinful habits that have become part of popular culture. We
are living witnesses to the tolerance and consideration the Church is showing
towards issues like homosexuality, which brought fire upon Sodom
and Gomorrah in
the time of old. I pray that Christians, especially preachers of the word will
not go to hell because of their failure to warn people against sin.
Action Point
Stand
your ground in whatever sphere you find yourself to warn people against a life
of sin.
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