Christian Ministers are to Warn and Prepare God’s People

                          
Ezekiel a Watchman

1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: 'When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, 3 ‘when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 ‘then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. 6 ‘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.’

I am sure that most people have heard the statement about someone being so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good. Christian ministers are to not only help prepare people for eternity but are to help prepare them for life before eternity. This preparation includes training them to be salt and light to the world around them, but it also includes warning them about approaching dangers. Many ministers are failing in both areas, but especially in the latter.  

Only a few ministers tried to wake up and warn the people of Germany about the dangers they were facing when Hitler was first coming to power. Most ministers were happy to carry on with the status quo. Even after the Jewish people were being persecuted and taken off in trains, the people in church would sing louder as a train went by to avoid hearing the cries of the people on board. Most ministers and their churches waited till it was too late to wake up.

By the Spirit I see the same thing taking place today in most Christian churches of America. I see ministers doing whatever their church is accustomed to, but not preparing people to be salt and light and definitely not warning them of approaching dangers. In fact, many of them are guilty of helping lay the groundwork for the approaching evil.

I see too many Christians enjoying their singings, fellowship dinners, etc. but are either not aware of and/or are not prepared for what is ahead. Some who might see some signs of dangers are singing and singing even louder so that they can blot out the sights and sounds.

I reiterate that ministers are to prepare people for eternity, they are to teach the people about being salt and light to the world (they are not just to shut the doors and close themselves inside four walls even though misguided Christians often times call for that). They are to be good shepherds that watch over the flock assigned to them by the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and give warning when danger is approaching. Ministers, you are responsible before God and will give an account to the Chief Shepherd of how you cared for His flock. Selah! Sound the Alarm!