Harvest

"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest

to send out workers into His harvest."

Matthew 9:37-38

As I sat meditating on this verse this morning, I felt this blog post brewing. I had to share this because it has challenged me and I want to send out the challenge to those willing to hear it.

Has God called only a few to work his harvest? Are the workers limited to those serving on the mission field or church staff?

I don't think so.

I believe that God has called every Christian to work the harvest. In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus gives the command to go and make disciples. That command is not conditional or limited to only a few, it is an all inclusive COMMAND.

As Christians, you and I are called to work the harvest. That means sharing Christ daily with the people we encounter. So many of us are scared of evangelism (I will be honest and confess that I am definitely here). But it really is not an option to keep the gospel to yourself.

Jesus talked a lot about bearing fruit. He also talked about what happens if we don't bear fruit. I think that many of us are more than willing to pray for the workers of the harvest on behalf of all the missionaries we know serving around the globe. And I feel challenged to pray that prayer.

But be warned...

I believe that if we are genuinely praying for the Lord of the harvest to call more workers, we will absolutely find ourselves unable to escape the work. We are not all called to remote villages in other countries or to urban poor ministry in a U.S. city, but you have absolutely been called to serve right where you are.

So pray for the harvest and be prepared to work.