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Ezekiel 3
sheds more light onto the role of the prophet.
The prophet is a watchman. He is
a declarer of truth. He is one who
speaks with the voice of God.
However, the
prophet is not omnipotent. The prophet
cannot force his will. The prophet is
not able to make anyone believe or do anything.
All the prophet can do is proclaim and give people the truth to which
they can react. This is why God sends
Ezekiel to the people. He can’t force
them to respond, but he can give them the message.
This is a
powerful message. So often Christians
think that the burden of other people responding to Christ is upon them. That’s just not true. The burden that rests upon all of Christendom
is the proclamation of the truth. How
people respond is up to them. God knows
as much. God expects as much from His
people.
Go. Proclaim truth. If we do not, then we the burden will be on
us. However, if we proclaim truth, the
burden of response passes from us onto those who hear. We are free of burden because in our
obedience we have listened to God.
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