Eze 3:17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
As a leader, God has appoints us to be a caretaker of our “Israel”. Israel here is the city, or a place where Ezekiel belong. Place where there are the same tribe, practice and custom.
As for us, God chose us and appoint us as a watchman in our “city” or “Israel”. The question is what is our “Israel”? This could be our family, ministry, and our spiritual life! Whenever or whatever we hear a word from God’s mouth or His word; remind them! Give them warning.
As a leader, we have to concern and are responsible for their life and soul or our own soul for sure.
Eze 3:19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. :20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand.
Clearly when we appoint as a leader or caretaker for instance here is our ministry, and every person that we ministered; their soul is our responsibility. WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE!! We have to be good watchmen, and don’t treat or minister in our entrusted ministry for granted. What God want from us here a loyalty and seriousness is in handle our responsible.
When I continue my reading on this word, it reminds me again on my responsibility as a Youth leader and as a Worship Leader. No matter which leader we are in, we still watchmen. I’d been reminded that someone, that all this while sometime I am not serious in handling or taking care of my ministry. And when I start again my devotion and true; God lead me to this verse and remind me again of my responsibility. Maybe all this while, us responsible because the church’s leaders entrusted us and want us to take care. Sometime we just fulfilling what people expect from us and we don’t want to disappoint our leaders. But still, isn’t it shows that our heart is not there for the ministry? Isn’t it just like our ordinary work or assignment from our boss our lecturer? When we always listen to what people expect from us or comment us, and we fail; we may hurt our self and disappointed.
The truth is, including myself I would like to encourage us to change our mindset to focus on person’s life or souls. And focus to God’s voice!!! Whatever we listen from Him, tell it to the people and encourage them (not judging them), for their soul and life is our responsibility as a watchman!!! Stop from hearing what people around us tell us what to do, but listen to God voice. Stop listen to their comment or judgment, but listen to our God’s voice telling us what to do and where to start.
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