The Harvest

So, I have been following the New Hope reading plan for devos. It's funny because when I was actually there, I didn't follow the reading plan, I did my own thing (except for at Summer Camp). Anyways, it's been a good way for me to feel connected to so many people back home.

I just love reading Jesus' words to his disciples; they are always so wonderfully challenging and life-changing!

"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

Being here in Ghana, I can see just how much work there is to do! I am in just one small section of one small country. I see very few believers, and even fewer that have taken this call seriously.
There is so much to do! Millions of people are living and dying all around the world without hearing the gospel. In this passage, Jesus tells his disciples about this problem. But he does not leave it at that. He urges them to pray for people to be sent to minister to the people of the world. I too must pray for more workers. I am here, and I can see with my own eyes that more help is needed. This, by the way, does not necessarily need to come from the outside. There is a great need for nationals to raise up and go to work in their own backyards. People who love the Lord should also love people. If you love people, you want them to know the Lord. The truth is that we are ALL part of the call to bring the good news to the world.

Pray about your role in God's plan. Pray for opportunities to share with people at home or abroad. And PLEASE pray for more workers, "Ask the Lord..to send our workers into his harvest." Pray for the national believers, that they too would realize their role in bringing the gospel to their neighbors.