Ezekiel was with the Judean exiles in Babylon,he was a priest,but also a prophet, the people in exile needed a prophet,a prophet is someone whom God will speak through.There were false prophets in those days and there are many false prophets in these days,the prophets in the Bible were unique,for the words they proclaimed,were the actual words of God.What was their role? in Ezekiel 3 v 17 ,God speaks to him, this is what He said,''Son of man,I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel,'' it wasn't a self appointed role it was a divine appointment,It is important that whatever role God appoints us to,we keep within that,and be faithful. he was to speak what God told him to speak,and he had speak it immediately to the people. We may not be prophets,but God has given those who minister the responsibility to speak God's.,without fear or favour.The unsaved have to be warned as regards sin and its consequences,we must not shy away from that,if we do ,we will be held accountable.Ezekiel is given a very strong warning as to his responsibility,he is told, 'If you do not warn them,they will die in their sins.....and I will hold you responsible for their deaths'. There is given is to all Christians a degree of responsibility,to be witnesses for Jesus,but those who are called to minister will as James 3 v 1 tells us , they will be judged more strictly.
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