Sins of Omission

Is there a hidden terror within you that creeps into your night visions, dreams or imaginings, and it even sometimes crosses over and through the boundary that separates sleep from your waking hours, emerging into your most alert consciousness? You might think about, how is it possible that such a strange new fear has taken away your original power and purpose? Well, you're not alone in the battles with the sins of omission. Those hollow feelings of regret often plague even the most resolute of Christians. None of us have been perfected yet in the spirit. We are all less than what God wants us to be, especially if we let vicious inner fears cloud our better judgment and become subservient to weakness and personal timidity. God is a very strong and all-powerful Spirit, even omnipotent entity, who permeates all things and allows the servants of His Son, Jesus Christ, to walk in the midst of demons and go unscathed, even remaining unaware that they are surrounding all Christians.

Not being overly foolhardy, we still must step out with abandon and follow our convictions, trusting in God to be our compass and our guide in times of trouble, as well as in times of good health and prosperity. Why do we have our heroes and patriots, if we cannot even vaguely find some resemblance in our timid yearnings to emulate the just actions of their heroic deeds? Men like the founding fathers of the United States were not strangers to God, nor were they cowards, nor did they place their own safety above the well-being and the best interests of the whole country. They risked life, property, and their entire future on liberty. They knew that freedom was a very fragile gift from God that could not be preserved without being aligned with Divine Providence. Against all odds they created a nation that preserved the right of free speech, freedom from religious persecution, freedom of choosing a legitimate representative government, and the freedom to protect personal property and family. They did not omit their duty to warn and protect others, guiding one another to form a Collective Mind to fight against tyranny and oppression. They worked together as a unit and overcame immense obstacles, each one having his own individual God-given rights. Sometimes timidity can infect whole societies, preventing them from expressing all their voices in one accord, emitting only quiet murmurings and lament.

Even dogs have a Collective Mind and their voices are almost impossible to quiet, as a stranger passes by walking through a village, and each dog barks a warning as others chime in. Chained or closed inside houses, dogs of all different shapes, breeds, and sizes sound off a cacophony of warnings through a progression from one end of the street to the other. Humans are more easily intimidated and get scared, keeping quiet, and allow whole nations to give up their God-given rights to sound an alarm. We are all watchmen for one another and are obligated to use our God-given right of the freedom of speech.

Numbers 10:9

“And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.”

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Numbers-10-9/

Obligation of the Watchman

Ezekiel 33:1 - 33:6

1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-33-1_33-6/

Ezekiel 33 – The Prophet as Watchman

A. Ezekiel the watchman.

https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/Ezekiel-33/

Christians must seek to avoid sin at all costs to be acceptable to God and receive his blessings. However, do not forget about the sins of omission. Think about what you could have accomplished if you had not been so timid and afraid. Think about what death and destruction you may cause by not watching and not sounding the alarm. Step out with abandon, trusting in God to guide you, even through the valley of the shadow of death. We are the watchmen of God, obligated to warn each other when evil comes and is upon us. Use your God-given birthright to the freedom of speech. #1A

November 10, 2021

Cliff Rhodes Christian Ministry