Heeding the Trumpeter’s Warning

Heeding the Trumpeter’s Warning 

            Jeremiah 6:17 “Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”   God sets those over us who are able to watch over our souls.  In this verse, Jeremiah refers to the sounding of the trumpet (shofar 7782) to warn the people of impending danger.  The watchman entreated the people by saying, “Harken to the sound of the trumpet.”  All the people had to do was to listen to the trumpet and heed its warning.  However, they made conscious choice not to pay attention to its warning sound.

            What is your response to the warnings of “Gods trumpeter”?  Is his trumpeter sounding an alarm in your heart?  Are you aware of something in your life that needs adjustment?  Christian musicians need to remember that god sets the watchman in your path and causes His trumpeter to sound the alarm because He loves you and wants you to make it to heaven.  The Israelites told the prophet, “we will not harken”.  God   has placed “watchmen” over your life and His ministers and His Word are “sounding” His warnings as loving, caring acts of kindness toward you.  He is a loving father who cares for your soul. So, respond to the trumpeter’s call.