The Lord of the Harvest

I am encouraged today by the words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 9:38; words that seem especially relevant to our church as we continue to build His kingdom. Jesus said, " Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." I like how the God's Word Translation (GWT) puts this verse also: "So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops." It really puts things in perspective for those of us involved in church planting and growing. We can pray, "God, this entire process is too big for us, but not for You. There's nothing we can do on our own. We need Your help in everything. Not only do You bring the harvest, You also send those that can help bring it in."
We're thankful to each person in Joyful Life Ministries for the service they give and the ministries they help lead. Even still, God's planned harvest is too big for us to reap by ourselves. We need to pray that the same God Who provides us with the harvest will also provide the hands to bring the harvest in to the storehouse. I believe that there are a great number of people in our community who would come to Christ. So many, in fact, that we could feel overwhelmed by the vastness of the job of reaching them. Like David, though, we will pray: "When our hearts are overwhelmed lead us to the Rock that is higher than we are." Lord, send laborers to help us realize the great miracle You have planned for this community.