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Then He said to His disciples, “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
Jesus, talking to His disciples, seeks to inspire compassion in them. Judgment comes to all; introducing people to the Savior and helping them develop a relationship with Christ makes for a bountiful harvest—unfortunately, the number of harvesters pales compared to the size of the field. To engage people in life with Jesus, we must put others before ourselves and go into the field to find them.
“The days of expecting people to attend church are over,” I told Ron. Talking about the current statistics on church attendance in the United States, since COVID, once regular attenders didn’t come back. Many replaced physical church attendance with online viewing, but it doesn’t compare to gathering in a community and worshipping the Lord.
Unlike the culture of my childhood, where most people attended church, the field no longer comes to us; we must go to it. “The Forge” movie tells the story of discipleship in today’s world. Meeting people in the marketplace, forming a non-judgmental relationship with them, and showing them the love of Christ brings in the harvest. Do what Jesus did: go into the world and love the people you meet. Strengthen your love muscle; Christ’s light will shine brightly in everything you do.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for giving us work to do, loving You and others. Please help us love the people we meet today and every day well. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear their hearts and introduce them to the One who can heal them.
IJNIP. Amen
