Thoughts for another day

Sept. 7, 2009

Today's verse: Lk. 10:2. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Jesus made this statement when He sent 72 persons to various places, taking His message. He then knew that the harvest was great and the laborers to reap were few. Therefore, He asked that they pray God send laborers into the harvest.

What’s the situation today? The same; in fact, worse than those days. It’s estimated there’re 2.1 billion Christians in the world. Of these how many are really Christian? Among these, how many are believers? Of the believers, how many are interested in doing God’s work. Among these, many opt for simple tasks like pastoring a church or religious vocation or work for the poor at a particular location, etc. Very few go places, preaching the Gospel. It requires guts and great commitment to do it because you don’t know what’s gonna happen to you, any day, anytime. The risk is very high and the resultant benefits, worldly, if I may add, are usually small and unpredictable.

Therefore, I find many Ministers and Ministries claiming to preach the Word, but usually to closed audiences in fancy grounds or large arenas complete with air conditioning, etc. But few are on the move, in the field, taking the precious Word of God to the most unreachable parts and it’s these people God wants today. I know the price is much and the response to this Ministry will be low. Yet, God’s blessings are abundant on the life of these persons. Pray my brothers and sisters, lovers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that God raise many people who will consider this sacred task as the reason for their lives so that Jesus’ command of preaching the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth will be fulfilled; in His Name.