Let me share something has been really pressing on me. I sense the need to “sound the warning trumpet” in the spirit of Ezekiel 33. This passage of scripture is where God gives the command to watch and warn people of approaching danger.
Let me show you these verses.
The word of the LORD came to me:
“Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, “If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchmen, and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.
Ezekiel 33: 1-6 ESV
In reading this I am impressed that when I see danger approaching — I must sound the Warning Trumpet.
As a follower of Christ I am not to keep silent. It is our responsibility to proclaim truth to others around us in the midst of all the false messages in our culture today and warn people of the false narratives they face.
I recognize my responsibility to warn people of two dangers.
First, the danger of rejecting and not receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Why is this a danger? Because rejection of what God offers people will result not only in loss of meaning, purpose, and peace in our present life on earth, but also the loss one will experience who rejects God through the horrible existence of eternal separation and torment that awaits in a literal place called Hell. I don’t want that for anyone.
I hope to point people to the truth and reality of who Jesus is and what He offers. I know that people will not be moved through my ability or lack of ability to convince anyone of this truth. I only share what I have discovered personally and leave it to God to draw and open the understanding of those who will come. That is my role – to share and leave the results to Him. Our Creator will draw some to Himself and give them the faith to believe.
As I read this passage, I realize I must be obedient and do what God is placing on my heart to do. He is the Sovereign God and Creator of all that exists.
My life has been radically changed by Jesus and I just want others to discover this, too. Remember what Jesus said of Himself in John 14:6. He tells us, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
The second danger about which I need to sound the “warning trumpet” lies within the promotion of certain ideologies that work to mislead our nation and the entire world.
So many people are being misled by some “man-focused” ideologies that reject God with false narratives. These include:
- Humanism,
- Progressivism,
- Socialism, and
- Marxism.
Why are these such a great danger? Because these ideologies reject God and promote a lie that man is not sinful but but suffers because of things outside of himself. If those external issues were removed society would be corrected and mankind would live in harmony together. An ideal society could be created and man can be perfected through his own efforts
These ideologies deny the sin problem shared by all mankind and instead point to injustices outside of man to try to fix. They claim man’s problem is in a system, or an inequality in wealth, education, skin color, or some power structure. If that external problem could be fixed, the world would have good people living in a perfected Utopian society.
This denial of man’s basic nature is open confrontation with God’s message to mankind. These are man-focused ideologies that have people look to big government as their provider rather than to our Creator.
These ideologies do not lead people to truth and fear of the Lord but are ideologies built on false assumptions that manipulate people toward belief systems that are flawed all the way down to their very foundation.
A belief system built on these false assumptions cannot lead anyone to truth no matter how strong their convictions.
Since God created everything that exists, doesn’t it make sense that He knows better than anyone how things work and why. That means He will always be the smartest person in the room. He offers us wisdom and discernment if we ask and seek it through Him. Shouldn’t we look at what the Creator Himself has revealed to be true rather than be misled by atheist philosophers and pursue their proposed solutions?
To build our belief system on the ideologies that are constructed on a foundation of opinions of people who have rejected God and comprehend only men’s limited perception of reality will only lead to misunderstanding of the true problems of mankind. If we lack a correct understanding of the real problem, we will always pursue wrong solutions.
That is the fatal flaw of these man-focused ideologies that are being promoted in our culture today.
Reality is —
- God is the issue.
- God is the answer.
- God offers the only true solution to the problems that the world faces.
If we reject our Creator God and the solutions He offers, we will never find the right answers.
The “…fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” (Proverbs 1: 7).
That is why I registered the URL www.WarningTrumpet.com. You are invited to browse around. This is where I post things I think are important. If you want to hear more “trumpet blasts” opt in to receive my Warning Trumpet emails.
Desiring to be obedient to sound the Warning Trumpet is also why I am working with an organization — Assumptions Institute — that equips Christ followers to discern truth and reality for themselves so they can flourish in their faith and engage the culture to influence others for Christ.
Check out the web site at http://www.AssumptionsInstitute.org
How anyone responds to these “trumpet blasts” is not my responsibility — everyone must choose their own course of action. They may act or choose to ignore.
Regardless of how these “trumpet blasts” may be received, I must be obedient and sound the trumpet. It is my hope that some people will take the warning, place their faith in Jesus Christ, discern what is real and true among the messages in our culture, and save their life.
That’s my “trumpet blast” for today.
Pat Pearce
