Scripture

He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great but the workers are few. So pray to the lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him send more workers into his field.”

Observation

Jesus travels through the region teaching in the synagogues and preaching the Good News. He has compassion on the crowds, because they are confused and helpless.

Jesus tells His disciples that the harvest is huge, but there are so few workers. He tells them to pray for the Lord to send more workers into the harvest field.

Application

Jesus is motivated by compassion for those who are lost and helpless. He said there is a huge harvest, but not enough people to bring it in. This is a chronic problem even today, whether the harvest is fruit, grapes, cotton, or wheat.

Jesus tells us to pray for the Lord to send more workers into the harvest fields. He doesn’t tell us here to go and do the work of evangelism. He tells us to pray.

This reminds us that evangelism is a spiritual activity from start to finish. The conviction of sin and recognition of the Saviour only happen in the power of the Holy Spirit. We must pray for the holy connections where the right witness connects with the right listener.

Praying for the lord to send out workers is also an expression of readiness to be used by God. The prayer to send out workers implies a readiness to say “Send me.”

Prayer

Lord I am available to be used to bring people into your kingdom. Show me the one person you want me to talk to about you today. Amen.