We have just finished a weekend that honors the worker or laborer. I bet some did more work in that weekend than they do during the week. Some may need a day off to recover from the long weekend. I believe that we can learn a couple lessons, maybe more, from these two verses: “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Matthew 9:37,38, HCSB).
First, we see that Jesus says the “harvest in plentiful.” In this he is talking about those who are lost, who haven’t accepted Him as their Savior. Every one of us is called to the fields to harvest those who are lost. We are to bring them into the barn, or the family of God. If you think of the wheat fields or look at the milo fields, each seed that was planted is a person on the earth who needs to hear the Gospel. But there are not enough laborers. Some believe that the laborers are just about pastors and missionaries. They are, but Jesus is also referring to each of us. We all are called to be laborers in sharing the Gospel and harvesting the lost.
The second point is that we are to work. We are not done when we become saved. We are then to go out and work for the Lord, labor for the Lord. We can be a witness for the Lord while we are doing our jobs. Many don’t want to do that. It can be scary to do. Thankfully, we have the Holy Spirit to help. I also see in the world, in the U.S., an example of this in that many do not want to do the work that is required. They think they are entitled to whatever they want, even salvation. They want salvation without working to change. Work is necessary. We feel better about ourselves when we put in a hard day’s work. God labored six days. How many of us are willing to do that?
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