The Watchman

The watchman stood on the wall.

He looked out to the horizon.

Yes alert

Watching

Seeing

Observing

Sometimes it was hard being alone.

Other times it was good.

Then He saw it.

A little bit of dust

Kicked up in the distance.

Just where the Land and Sky meet!

He was alert

He continued to watch

Yes, it was getting bigger.

Was it the wind?

No

It was!

It was!

Horsemen?

Who were they?

More alert than ever

He continued to watch

Then He saw it

The colours.

Not friendly colours

So, He put his hand to His horn

And He blew.

One second. Two

Then the noise began

Men shouting

Women and children running.

In a few minutes

Everything changed

Men on the ramparts

In the watchtowers

Gates closed

All on high alert

Battle-ready.

Nice story

But is that You?

Has your Heavenly Father

Called you to be the watchman on the walls?

Do you look for the enemy?

His lies

His deceit

Are you the one called to sound the Alarm?

To keep the church safe?

To protect!

The vulnerable

The weak

The broken

The lonely

Are you called to be our watchman here?

If so

Pray

Like never before

Because they need You.

The vulnerable

The lonely

The weak

The broken

The unlovely

The ignored

The damaged

He is calling You.

Again

He, Jesus, is calling.

Heed His call

Answer it

And

PRAY

Like never before.

Go on a journey

Of a lifetime.

You and Jesus

It will break your heart,

But it will

Allow you to become

Who He called and created You to be.