Title: Save Life (Ezekiel 3:17-21)
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Those who believe in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for me and rose again and became the first fruits of the resurrection, as Savior and will inherit the kingdom of heaven as children of God, say yes in the words of the Lord. and obedient saints,
The people of Israel, who became God's people, did not listen to God's words and lived only toward the world. As a result, the Israelites did not even want to listen to God's words.
Ezekiel 3:7 “The house of Israel will not listen to you with hardened foreheads and hardened hearts, because they will not listen to me.”
God sent the prophet Ezekiel to the people of Israel who ignored God's word, and told them to tell them not to be afraid of them, who are as hard as diamonds, which are harder than fossils, and not to be afraid of their faces. ,
Ezekiel 3:11 “Go to your people and tell them whether they hear it or not, saying, This is what the Sovereign LORD says.”
The word of God is to proclaim,
It is the word of God that those who have ears to hear may hear,
Those who hear the word of God proclaimed as the word of God, repent and return to the word of God are the sheep of the Lord and the saints who will become the masters of the kingdom of heaven.
But those who oppose the Lord, when they heard the word, began to grind their teeth to kill Jesus.
It is not our responsibility to hear or not to listen, so do not be afraid to proclaim the word of the Lord
We must not be afraid of those who hear the word, but obey the word of God that tells us to preach the word, and we must deliver the word that we hear with our ears and receive in our heart.
1, must fulfill the mission of the watchman
God loved the people of Israel, even though they disobey God and hate to keep the Word of God in their hearts, He wanted to give them one last chance.
He called the prophet Ezekiel, appointed him as a watchman, and gave the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the house of Israel; listen to my mouth, and awaken them on my behalf.”
God gave Ezekiel the word of the mouth of the LORD,
He tells them to awaken them on behalf of God. They must be awakened by the word He gives on behalf of God. What kind of faith is Amen's faith?
It is a faith that obeys God's Word, both those who hear it and those who preach it, even if it seems harmful to me in the sight of God's Word, it is the Word and we must obey it.
1) We must listen to the word of Jehovah
Listening to the word of the Lord and preaching it is the order. What will you do as a watchman?
is the word
Therefore, I teach today in this dance,
Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the house of Israel; listen to my mouth, and awaken them on my behalf.”
He commands us to hear the word of the Lord with our ears, receive it with our heart (Ezekiel 3:10)
To proclaim the Word of God is not to transmit knowledge, but to preach the Word of God received from the heart.
There must be an experience of the testimonies of the Word,
I can testify strongly when I am not preaching the Jesus I know, but the Jesus I have experienced.
2) We must awaken by preaching the word
The purpose of preaching the Word is not to plead, but to enlighten.
You must hear the word, awaken, repent, and kneel before God.
♬ Because I have no will, Lord, I come with my hands up, Lord, if you turn away from me, where will I go?
You shed your blood to wash away my sins, so I come to you with a repentant heart.♬
John 5:25 “The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.”
Those who hear the voice of the Lord will live, and those who do not hear will live as slaves to sin in a world where death reigns.
The result of disbelief is death.
Then what will be the end of our lives in obedience to the Word?
Romans 6:22 “Now that you have been set free from sin, and have become slaves to God, bearing fruit that leads to holiness, the end of which is eternal life.”
2, do not miss the opportunity,
A student who studies has a time to study, a farmer has a time to farm, and an office worker has a time to commute.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a season for everything, and there is a time for everything under the heavens”
May you be awake, sober, praying and awake for the times of the soul,
We must not let the time of harvesting the soul be lost, so that the soul can be harvested.
Ezekiel 3:18 “If I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not alert him, or tell the wicked to turn from his evil way and save his life, the wicked shall die in his iniquities, but I will pay the price of his blood. You will find it in your hand.”
Before we die in our sins, we have a mission to preach the word of God for the soul.
Since we do not know the time, we must preach the gospel in season or out of season.
3, to preserve my life,
No matter what we do in your name, it is in vain if you do not recognize it.
What matters is that I live, my faith must live, my faith must grow,
Matthew 7:22-23 “On that day many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and perform many mighty works in your name? I will say plainly, I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.”
You can live only when you know the Lord, the source of life,
Unhappy are those who eat and drink before the Lord and do not know the Lord
Dear First Church members,
Faith is present, not past,
In the past we were all sinners in Adam, shameful sinners who could not go anywhere, our Lord came to save me, a sinner, so that I may live as a child of God,
I hope that I will not be arrogant because I am righteous, nor be discouraged because I am evil. I hope that you will fulfill the mission of the gospel given to me and be victorious while giving thanks for the love of the Lord who embraces us with his wide arms of love.
Ezekiel 3:19 “Unless you awaken the wicked and turn from his evil heart and evil deeds, he will die in his iniquities, but you will preserve your life.”
The sovereignty of life belongs to God, but we only obey His Word,
Don't be lazy and indolent in judging, but fulfill the given mission well and stay awake as a keeper of the gospel. I bless you in the name of Jesus, Amen.