Ezekiel 33:1-9 (The Watchman and His Message)
1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, 3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ 7 “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
Ezekiel 34:1-6 (Irresponsible Shepherds)
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”
Interesting verses huh? Yeah, I thought exactly the same too. Bro. Adrian shared this with the TV Cell after cell group on Thursday. Right there and then, I felt in my spirit, “Something is gonna happen. Better go call up this particular crew member of yours and settle it.” And yup, something definitely did happen. One of my ex-cell members told me the entire story today about this crew member and in my spirit, my mouth dropped. I shan’t go into details about what’s going on cuz I wanna respect the privacy of the persons involved. But as I was showering earlier, this thing got me thinking again, am I an irresponsible watchman who doesn’t warn his people about the dangers that are coming. Am I really an irresponsible shepherd that does not strengthen the weak, heal those who are sick and bound up the broken? How much of a leader am I? Do I really just want to, week in and week out, bring my crew together to produce one superb and wonderful production for Service 2, and then leave them to their own doings? This isn’t the way that things should be working.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that as leaders, God put us in a very unique position. No doubt each leader has his/her own strengths and weaknesses, but the fact that we have been put where we are signifies that we have God blessings to carry out our responsibilities. Putting our trust and faith in Him is a must in these shoes, and of course, seeking the Holy Spirit for the guidance must not be left out. And as leaders, naturally, there’ll be a flock under us and essentially, we act as watchmen and shepherds. In a way, their lives are in our hands. We can choose to influence them in a good manner; to grow their character to greater heights, train them, rebuke them, whatever it takes, to make them become a better person. Or we can choose to, as I said earlier, just leave them to their own doings.
Well, the second type of leader is definitely not what I aspire to be and I feel that God is telling me, “Till today, you’ve basically been the second type.” It really struck me good and hard today. What did I do when there was a broken to be bound? Nothing? I don’t know. But what I know is that from today onwards, leading is not something to be taken lightly, and it was never meant to be taken lightly, ever. What can I do? The past is past. I guess I’ll just have to take this as a lesson learnt, and take the next step of faith, trusting God that yes, I can become a better leader through His mercy and grace, which abounds so plentifully.
I don’t know whether what I found out today can still be “corrected” or not. But what ever the outcome, I know that God can use this for the better.
Father, grant me the wisdom to be able to lead better. It’s a position that you’ve put me into, and a position that I’ve desired for ever since I stepped into the TV Ministry. You’ve brought me here for a purpose, and I want to fulfill that purpose you have for me. I want to run the race with all of my heart. I want to be able to play a part in the Ministry, to bring it to greater heights. And I want to be able to be such a good influence to my crew that they’ll also share in the vision that the Ministry has. Help me, Father, with each and every single step I take. This is my cry, Lord. Amen…….
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you can try calling up 1 of ur member each week and find out how’s things with them. Thats what i do when i call them if they are singing this week anot. In a way, this way u’ll be more involved in their lives too, and you will get to know them better too! =)