Last Saturday I spoke to a pastor in another country via Skype – that is mind blowing to me, we are meeting for the next few weeks talking about how to handle the Word of God. This morning I got an email from another pastor in a different country about the same thing. This ability to meet with people in other countries several time zones away is amazing… The pastor and I were talking about his sermon for the next day. He was speaking on Ezekiel 33:1 – 10. The main thrust of the passage is the role of Ezekiel as a watchman. He is to warn the people to turn to God, if he does not the Lord will require their blood on Ezekiel’s hands. This is a direct quote of Ezekiel 3:18 – 21. I have mentioned before that when something is repeated in Scripture it is a strong highlight.
Paul reflects Ezekiel’s mission and heart in 2 Corinthians 5:14 – 21. Paul’s passion leaks through in verse 20. He begs all men to be reconciled to God. It would be easy to categorize Paul and Ezekiel as special cases; after all one was a prophet and the other an apostle handpicked by Christ. But Christ give us the same assignment and has the same expectation on all believers when He prays John 17:20 and Matthew 28:18 – 20.
Those around us need to be warned.
Those around us need to be warned.
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