DCLM Daily Manna 13 April 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Responsibility Of God’s Watchmen
TOPIC: Responsibility Of God’s Watchmen (DCLM Daily Manna 13 April 2025)
KEY VERSE: “So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me” (Ezekiel 33:7).
TEXT: Ezekiel 33:1-7 (KJV)
1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
MESSAGE:
Immediate threats or possibilities of harm and danger necessitate watching and warning. The more precious a person or possession is to us, the greater the care and attention we devote to their safety.
This passage about God’s concern and care for His people contains essential lessons. First, every soul is precious to God, who creates and cares for all without discrimination. He does not want anyone to perish. Second, to ensure this, God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the highest price to redeem souls. Finally, we see that God, having made the provision, did not leave things to chance but commissioned believers as watchmen. They are to watch over the souls of sinners so that they do not perish and over fellow believers to prepare them for eternity.
God expects every watchman to value souls the way He does. Watchmen in every generation are to take their responsibility with utmost seriousness. Sadly, not all watchmen blow the warning trumpet that leads souls to repentance and averts divine displeasure against them. On the other hand, when diligent watchmen sound the trumpet, many unbelievers ignore warnings and even mock and persecute the watchmen to their peril. They forget that God had commissioned the watchmen to “warn them from [Him]”.
The call to salvation is from God, to whom we shall all report on the day of judgment. The sinner or backslider should humbly hear the word of God and promptly heed the warning that shall deliver his/her soul.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Not sounding the trumpet is the watchman’s fault but failure to heed the warning is the sinner’s.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Acts 11-12
Deeper Life Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
