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 (Luke 10:2).
The Lord Jesus, in His earth walk, went
about the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues, preaching the
Gospel of the Kingdom and healing the sick and diseased among the people.
The Bible says He saw the multitude and
was moved with compassion for them because they were weary and scattered, like
sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:36). That’s the reason He asked the
disciples to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers to reap
the bountiful harvest of souls around the world. You’re that man; you’re that
woman; you’re a co-labourer with the Lord.
In 1 Corinthians 3:9, Paul said,
"For we are labourers together with God..."; that means every
Christian is a co-labourer with God in building lives, and saving souls. John
3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." God sent His Son Jesus to save the world, and you’re a partner with
Him in the project.
He already granted you the grace for an
effective soul-winning life, and in 2 Corinthians 6:1, He implores you not to
receive that grace in vain: "We then, as workers together with him,
beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain." Acts 1:8
says, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
The Holy Spirit, who is the Lord of the
harvest, lives in you today. Take advantage of His grace and power in you to be
an effective witness of the resurrected Christ! Recognize and take your place
as a co-labourer with the Lord. Fulfil your calling every day, as a soulwinner
and a soul-builder.
Prayer Dear Father, I thank
you for your grace and power at work in me to be effective in soul-winning. As
a minister of reconciliation and steward of the mysteries of Christ, I faithfully
take the light of your glorious Gospel to my world, and to the regions beyond,
transforming and building lives by the power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
Further Study: John 15:4-5,16; 2
Corinthians 5:18-19
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