PROCLAMATION
“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is
plentiful but the workers are few. Ask
The Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words are from the
gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, according to the Apostle
Matthew. After He had calmed the storm
and the boat had crossed over the lake, Jesus continued to heal the sick.
(Matthew 9:1-8) He raised the synagogue
leader’s dead daughter (Matthew 9:18-26) and He healed the woman who had an
issue of blood for twelve years. (Matthew 9:20-22) He gave sight to two blind men. (Matthew
9:27-31) He also cast out the demon from
a demon-possessed man who could not talk and the man spoke. (Matthew
9:32-33) After this, Jesus, The Christ,
went through all the towns and villages, teaching in the synagogues, and
healing every disease and sickness. When
he saw the multitudes that needed help, He had compassion on them and He said
to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore The Lord of the harvest,
that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:37-38 KJV)
APPLICATION
There is plenty of work
to be done while working for The Lord.
The question is, are we willing to work for God? Jesus, The Christ, told His disciples to pray
that God would send workers to help harvest the lost souls, then He sent them
out to help the people. (Matthew 10:1) Today,
we are the disciples, the students of The Lord God. We need to pray for the lost, but then we also
need to be willing to help them and to tell them about Christ and
salvation. While preachers are to do
this, there is also work for the lay men and women to use their time, talents,
and treasures in service for The Lord God.
There is something for everyone in the church to do. No one can tell your story, about what The Lord
has done for you, better than you can.
Tell It! We talk to a number of
people daily, tell them about The Lord God.
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