Monday | 29 June 2026
Watchmen in the fellowship of the body of Christ must receive, respond to, and express the word of present truth that is ministered in the presbytery through the ascension‑gift graces of Christ. Their ministry will be unable to deliver their hearers to salvation if they endeavour to speak from the basis of their former gospels or from their own understanding.
Apollos exemplified the response of a messenger who was able to receive such instruction. As Luke recorded in the book of Acts, ‘This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.’ Act 18:25‑26.
Messengers, or watchmen, who remain unresponsive to the word of present truth that is proclaimed in their hearing will, inevitably, become ineffective and misaligned in relation to the work to which they have been called. Although they say that they ‘see’, they are deceived, and they fail to proclaim the fiery word that reveals God’s judgement and the pathway of salvation.
Reflecting on such watchmen, the prophet Isaiah said, ‘His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, they are greedy dogs which never have enough. And they are shepherds who cannot understand [because they are scorners who do not lift up their voice for understanding]; they all look to their own way, every one for his own gain, from his own territory [or local congregation].’ Isa 56:10‑11.
Further Study:
Isaiah 62
References:
Act 18:25-26
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. So, he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Isa 56:10-11
His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, they are greedy dogs which never have enough. And they are shepherds who cannot understand; they all look to their own way, every one for his own gain, from his own territory.