WATCHMAN

“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.’” Ezekiel 33:6 (NKJV)

This passage of the Bible shows the importance and the gravity of the work of ministry leadership. A ministry leader or a minister has a responsibility to tell the people under his or her leadership the truth of God's Word. If God frowns at something, a negative thing which the people are doing, a leader should not hesitate or shy away from telling the people the consequences of the wrong things they are doing.

If a leader did not tell them, It means he or she has failed in their responsibility. God in the passage said the blood of whoever died because of the watchman's failure to proclaim the warnings, blow the trumpet, the blood of the person or the people who died would be required at the watchman's hand.

A ministry leader should not shy away from telling the truth; preaching or teaching the undiluted Word of God (2 Timothy 4:2; 2 Peter 1:12,13).

For the people under your leadership not to be a prey for the wolves in sheep clothing, and for them not to eat poison; you as their leader who is appointed by God has to feed them with the Word of God.

For a hungry and thirsty soul, any spiritual food mixed with a little quantity of poison would taste delicious to such. The stand of every ministry leader should be what Apostle Peter did and shared in His epistle: "For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you" (2 Peter 1:12,13 NKJV).

Read: 1 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 4:1-5 The truth had to be taught again and again for the people to be established and edified in It. The truth of the Bible is not taught once but had to be repeatedly taught for the edification of the people (Ephesians 4:12-16).

Peace.