“I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me.” Ezekiel 33:7
Who is a watchman? He is one who hears the word and warns the people (Ezek. 33:7). It is in times of danger that the need for a watchman arises. When a country is in fear of a foreign invasion, they need to be informed of all the motions of the enemy so that they would not be surprised by an attack. Therefore, in order to be ready for any invasion, a man is placed at the borders where the enemy would approach and he will become their watchman.
What is the role of a watchman?
1) A watchman must discover the approaches and advances of the enemy. A watchman therefore must always be alert.
2) A watchman must warn the people by the sound of the trumpet. A special trust and confidence is placed in him by those that set him to be their watchman to faithfully perform his duties.
As a believer, we act as a watchman for the people that we love. Not only do we share the good news of the gospel to them, we also, by our conduct, show forth the light of Christ to them. In Matthew 3:7, Jesus says, “Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Sinners are therefore warned of the wrath to come, that they may flee from it. We do not do it to provoke them, but rather in compassion, so that they might be saved. This is done by the faithful preaching of the word and by sharing our life’s testimony.
Paul told Timothy, “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry” (2 Tim. 4:1-5). Let us be willing to be a watchman for the Lord’s house and bring a word in season for the world we are living in today.
Who is a watchman? He is one who hears the word and warns the people (Ezek. 33:7). It is in times of danger that the need for a watchman arises. When a country is in fear of a foreign invasion, they need to be informed of all the motions of the enemy so that they would not be surprised by an attack. Therefore, in order to be ready for any invasion, a man is placed at the borders where the enemy would approach and he will become their watchman.
What is the role of a watchman?
1) A watchman must discover the approaches and advances of the enemy. A watchman therefore must always be alert.
2) A watchman must warn the people by the sound of the trumpet. A special trust and confidence is placed in him by those that set him to be their watchman to faithfully perform his duties.
As a believer, we act as a watchman for the people that we love. Not only do we share the good news of the gospel to them, we also, by our conduct, show forth the light of Christ to them. In Matthew 3:7, Jesus says, “Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Sinners are therefore warned of the wrath to come, that they may flee from it. We do not do it to provoke them, but rather in compassion, so that they might be saved. This is done by the faithful preaching of the word and by sharing our life’s testimony.
Paul told Timothy, “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry” (2 Tim. 4:1-5). Let us be willing to be a watchman for the Lord’s house and bring a word in season for the world we are living in today.
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