Watchman

I do not want to stand before God empty handed with blood on my hands of all those I come across in my daily life. I just read recently in Ezekiel 33:1-11 The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman, and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.

“So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live? Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

According to Mark Cahill: In ancient times, watchman were positioned on the wall surrounding a city to keep watch. Their job was to be on the lookout for the armies that were coming. When they saw an enemy approaching, they were to blow the trumpet to warn the city’s residents. It was not their job to make everyone ready; it was the people’s own responsibility to get ready. The watchmen’s job was just to sound the alarm. God has left believers on earth to sound the alarm to others, to warn the wicked that if they do not repent of their wicked ways and come to Jesus, they will regret it both here and for eternity. If we know the wicked are dying and going to Hell and we do not warn them, their blood is on our hands. We must tell the lost about Jesus. God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked and neither should we. Earlier in Ezekiel 3:11, the Lord tells Ezekiel, “And go to your people, and speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD, whether they hear or refuse to hear. “ Remember, it is our responsibility to speak the truth, whether our listeners listen or refuse the message.

Evangelism

My main concern right now is for evangelism. As Mark Cahill says, do we care that our friends and other people we meet are going to hell, and even more important, do we care enough to do something about it. If you are reading this and do not know for sure that you are headed for heaven, go to NeedGod.com . If you do know for sure, why are you not telling others about the Good News. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade said that only 2% of Christians witness on a consistent basis.

One way to get started witnessing is by leaving tracts. I still remember one tract that my mom used to use when I was a child. It had a big impact on my life and made me think about where I would spend eternity. It is still available today and you can see it at Chick Publications . The other thing that is helpful is to listen to Hell’s Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort at LivingWaters.com and Mark Cahill at MarkCahill.org . They give a lot of help in knowing how to use the Ten Commandments in witnessing. Galatians 3:24 says, “Wherefore the law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Just imagine what this country could be like if all believers started obeying the Great Commission instead of living for themselves. Pray for a revival, but then join me in being part of the answer by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.