Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule:
Ezekiel 28, 33
Ezekiel 33:2-6
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
The theme of this text is the responsibility of the watchman. If the enemy comes and he blows the warning horn, he has done his job. However, when the enemy approaches and he has neglected to blow the horn, he has become responsible for the blood that has been shed. How sad that many times, the watchman has blown the horn, but people have paid little or no attention to it. As the consequences come upon their arrogance and negligence, the responsibility lies squarely upon the shoulders of the individual.
As we watch the quickly approaching return of Christ, we have the responsibility to be sounding the alarm regarding the enemies of our day. We must expose the deceit regarding sin, selfishness, sensuality, and self-indulgence. We must sound the horn regarding the consequences of such pursuits. We must warn people of the impending judgment. As we are faithful to warn, the responsibility falls squarely upon the shoulders of those who were duly warned. However, if we fail to sound the warning, God will hold us responsible. Their blood will be upon our hands. May we be determined to sound the warning of impending judgment today to those is such great need of warning!
Prayer Requests:
Personal
- Lord, please help me to witness to someone today.
- Lord, please give me an urgency to share the message of salvation to those who are ripe for impending judgment.
- Lord, please help me be responsible with that which you have entrusted to me.
Political
- Representative Bill Sowerby
- US Senator Debbie Stabenow
- Senator Jim Stamas