KHANDIE'S KORNER - "December 14, 2003" | |
Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) "CALLED TO BE A WATCHMAN" And it came to pass at the end of seven days,
that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, I have made thee a watchman
unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the
word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When
I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor
speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked
man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from
his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast
delivered THY soul. Again, when a
righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling
block before him, he shall die: because thou has not given him warning, he shall die in
his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood
will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless if
thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall
surely live, because he is warned; also thou has delivered thy soul. And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he
said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and,
behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of
Chebar: and I feel on my face. Then the
spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go,
shut thyself within thine house. But thou, O
son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and
thou shalt not go out among them: And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy
mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a
rebellious house. But when I speak with thee,
I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that
heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious
house. (Ez 3:16:27) The
prophet Ezekiel was Called to be a
Watchman by God, over his people Israel. When
many consider the position of watchman, they assume it to be one who only
is sent to care for the needs of the people, watch over them, pray for their needs,
and tend to them as a shepherd tends to his flock.
But, the position of a watchman is far more than this for not
only does it require a heart of love for the people and most importantly The Father, it
also requires Boldness, diligence, fearlessness,
dedication, obedience to YAHWEH our Father, and the ability to hear the voice of the
Lord. In biblical times, a Physical
Watchman was one who stood guarding the city wall, and upon sensing any immediate
danger inside or outside of the walls, he would then sound
an alarm to warn the people in advance of what lied ahead.
The prophet Ezekiel was called by God to be a Spiritual Watchman
over the people and much like the Physical Watchman, he to had to warn
the people in advance of impending dangers. Strategically
within the Body of Christ, the Lord God has placed Spiritual Watchmen over his
people. Like the watchman
Ezekiel, such are called by God to warn the people of coming judgments, the importance of
repentance, and the hidden dangers that lurk outside as well as INSIDE the body of Christ. They are called to
speak forth the TRUTH without compromise, having no fear of what man may think, say, or
attempt to do to them. You may know them as
Messengers of God, or Prophets of God but nonetheless, the
requirements to fill this position are that in the same.
No one can call his/herself into the position of a spiritual
watchman, as it is the Lord Gods Call, HIS CHOICE, for He knows the
heart of every man and of every woman, and knows in advance just how far he/she will go to
please Him. He knows the weaknesses and the
strengths, the faithfulness and unfaithfulness, the willingness and unwillingness of every
individual. The least likely person whom you
may judge as incapable, or outwardly weak, will be the one the
Lord will choose as He knows their inward capability, inward strengths and the
faithfulness of their hearts towards Him. There
are many within the Body of Christ whove been Called
to be a Watchman, and it is NOT an easy calling, nor a glamorous one as some may
think. It is a very serious position of which
one should not take lightly and has very serious
consequences for disobedience. A watchman
called of the Lord will often face ridicule and persecution, will be mocked and shamefully
mistreated by the very ones they are called to watch over as many will despise
their speech seeing it as a curse rather than a warning and will close their ears to the
truth. However, he/she must have boldness
and fearlessness when declaring
what the Lord has spoken for the very reason that for such a one to choose to be silent,
and not declare the warning of the Lord to the people when sensing the oncoming dangers,
or knowing of the seemingly hidden dangers, he/she will suffer the consequences for the
action of disobedience. For the Lord declared
in His word to the prophet Ezekiel here in the 3rd Chapter, verse 18 When I say
unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor
speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked
man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Thus, a man or woman of God who refuses to speak
the truth to one whose bound by sin allowing such a one to remain in sin which will lead
to spiritual death, He/she will be held accountable for the death of that
sinner. Now, this is a harsh price to pay to
remain silent, thus it would behoove the watchman to adhere to the voice of the Lord, and
SPEAK the word of which Hes given out of love for the one in error, and out of LOVE
and OBEDIENCE to The Father. Afterwards, He that
heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear. The importance is to be OBEDIENT to what the Lord
has asked of you and speak forth HIS truths. Those
who have ears to hear WILL hear. But, you
whove been commanded by the Lord to declare his warnings upon his people of the
judgment that awaits should they refuse to repent and continue in sin, if YOU remain
silent and utter NOT a word of warning to your brother or sister, if YOU withhold the
truth and such die in their sins, YOU will be responsible for his spiritual death. It is the will of The Father that the warnings go
forth that his children may be led to repentance. Those
Called to be a Watchman must speak
forth ALL that the Lord commands to speak. The
Love of the Father in this is incomprehensible, yet many cannot see the Love although
its quite visible. For it is BECAUSE of
HIS LOVE the warnings are sent forth that the wicked may turn from his wickedness, the
unrighteous from his sin, that none should perish but should be saved. If there were no love involved then he would
remain silent and command silence of his watchman allowing the people to perish. May
we all heed to the warnings from the Lord, delivered through those whom he has Called to be a Watchman over His
people
. I
Love you all so very much. Have a blessed
week in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL for the GLORY of GOD, who ALONE
is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha (Peace and Blessings)
.. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Holy,
Holy, Holy
KhandieleseLord God Almighty Daughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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