Watchman

“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. 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. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”

- Ezekiel 33:6-9 To say I have been worried about not writing is an understatement. I feel guilty for not writing for so long. I’m sorry. The above verses are very close to me as that’s what has compelled me to evangelise. Maybe compel is not the word. They are the reason I spread the word as I believe that there is a reason why I know what I know and it’s not just for my own good. Yes, the issue about where one will go after judgment may be a personal thing, but that is the more reason we should be sharing the Good News. We are told to love one another and when you love your neighbor as yourself, there is no reason you would keep secret that you see them wandering off the path of light. The thing about loving your neighbor comes up even in business. I remember that there is a code of ethics that instructs one to consider the welfare of his neighbor. The question comes” who then is my neighbor?” the answer is the next person. Even without a qualification of who your neighbor is, your conscience tells you that you cannot turn a blind eye to someone who is heading for trouble. So if you do say you love God, why not demonstrate that by loving THAT person whom you see. THEY are your neighbor and what they do is your concern as far as telling them what they ought to do or not do and your job’s done. BUT it’s not just sounding a trumpet without telling them that you’re a watchman and that you live in the same village and that their welfare is your concern to a certain extent. I say that as some just go about shouting and say they wash their hands yet those who heard the noises don’t even know what they were and what for. So take time to explain why you care and why that person also needs to care about what you treasure. Love thy neighbor.