Devotional (In addition to your Daily Word) 11-11-2013 By Pastor Elizabeth greaterfaithoutreach The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:37–38). The harvest is not ours, but the Lord’s; neither are the laborers ours, but the Lord’s to call, train, and send forth. Our responsibility is to recognize a mission field and to pray that God will act on behalf of that need. God’s responsibility is to send the right laborers at the right time to those who are ready to hear and respond to the message of His kingdom. Before God sends forth a laborer, He trains and equips him for effective ministry. It is the souls of people that need to be gathered in the Lord’s harvest. As His laborers, our first step is to “lift up our eyes, and look on the fields” (John 4:35). But what are we to see when we look at the fields? • See people who are ready. Jesus said that the fields are “white already to harvest.” This indicates that the fruit is ripe and ready; it simply needs to be gathered. (See John 4:35.) • See the work of others. There would be no harvest if others had not gone before us to plant and water. We will be reaping the rewards of their labors. (See I Corinthians 3:6.) • See the harvest as belonging to God, not to us. One person plants and another waters, but it is God Who gives the increase. (See I Corinthians 3:7.) • See the physical needs of people. We can show God’s love to others by seeking to meet their tangible needs as well as their spiritual needs. (See I John 3:17.) • See that the time of harvest is short. Crops that are not gathered when they are ripe will rot in the fields. This should compel us to do all we can to gather them now! (See John 9:4.) When we truly see the value of the harvest and the urgency of gathering it in, we will be motivated to obey Christ’s command to pray for laborers. Therefore, let’s begin to see the “multitudes” of people in shopping centers, airports, and other places through the eyes of the Lord of the harvest! Tune in to KLAY 1180AM Sunday @ 5:30 PM Pacific time > Live stream tunein/radio/KLAY-1180-s33664/ or go website greaterfaithoutreach
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:45:06 +0000
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