In yesterday’s devotional we learnt that one of the characteristics of Biblical Watchman is being awake at night, asking God for His mind in relationship with the evil ways of His people. Prophet Isaiah was never known as a soldier or sentry man. Yet, he said he stood at nights watching from watchtower. Whatever things revealed to him are things he used to warn his people against upcoming judgment from God. Those who harkened to the warnings were spared by God at the end. Today’s devotional is focusing on Prophet Jeremiah as a Spiritual or Biblical watchman.
Jeremiah seemed to frown at the discrepancies between following God as befitting the old paths and deviating to personalized ways people follow God doing things in their own ways. While Jeremiah was praying at one night, God asked him to: “Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jer. 6: 16 NIV). Prophet Jeremiah was the appointed watchman of God to sound alarm or trumpet so as to call the Israelites back to God. But they refused to listen (verse 17). Being a spiritual watchman is a great position. It makes one spiritually sensitive to people’s spiritual fallings.
The world is still filled up with spiritually stubborn individuals walking outside of the ancient paths God marked out for His children. Many people of this world have chosen their paths of life, leaving the way of the LORD behind. God’s servants, be an ordained prophets or not, should take their stand as watchmen and watchwomen pointing people to the evil signals and the impending wrath of God. God sees Prophets who see evil spiritually and keep mute as blind watchmen as well as toothless dogs who cannot even bark (Isaiah 56: 10). Present day Christians can as well see themselves as watchmen and women. All spirit-filled Christians are to warn the world over their evil ways and redirect the mind of the people back to God. If we begin to speak with all sincerity, God will back us up.
PRAYER:
Pray and ask God to show you the spiritual sicknesses of the world around you. Ask God to embolden your courage to speak against the evils in our world today in the name of Jesus.
bishopubaudenyi@hopealivechurch
interesting post