Devotional by Dr. Dora Washington

Ezekiel 3:18-19

The Scripture yesterday in our One Year Bible reading reminds me of the need to overcome passivity and people pleasing.

God says if someone dies in their sin and you don’t tell them, you will be responsible for them. That is heavy and a huge responsibility. That’s why I am always asking God to make my heartstrings sensitive to His pulling, leading, and guiding. This is not to be a burden, but simply a sensitivity to God’s leading.

When the righteous sin and we go along with it, we are placing our reputation over someone’s life. God is telling us that He’s not trying to save our reputation, He’s trying to save souls.

There is a time and a place for everything. Giving encouraging words instead of corrective words because we want to please someone, don’t like conflict, or fear losing our reputation will not go well for us when God says, “Why didn’t you tell him or her?” “You knew they were misled or sinning and didn’t say anything when I prompted you to do so.”

For this reason, Christians are to grow into spiritual maturity. We must learn to speak a word in season — and sometimes that word is correction.

Prayer
Lord, thank you for your Word that teaches and matures me. Give me a face like flint to speak when you say speak and a heart of wisdom and discernment to know and hear the Spirit. I pray one’s blood will not be at my hand. Keep my focus on saving souls and not saving my reputation.

Written by Dr. Washington
Tower of Hope Ministries
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