"Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest." (Matthew 9:35-38 NKJV)
There are hundreds of people all around each one of us who need direction in their life, who need to know God and learn of His way, who need the Good Shepherd to lead them in what is good and right. We need to care for these lost and wandering souls enough that we pray for those who are labouring for the Lord in our areas and pray also that God will send more labourers to our area to work!
We can and should be praying for those who are labouring for the Lord. We can and should be praying for more men to rise up and work for the Lord. We can and should be encouraging young men to work toward being preachers and bible class teachers.
How wonderful would it be, especially here in Canada, to have more congregations of God's people! To have faithful men step up and take on the noble task of preaching God's holy Word!! To have more people reached, to have more souls saved, more people living as Christ lived in humble obedience to God, looking around them with compassionate hearts and praying that the Lord of the harvest would send even more labourers into His harvest!!
You can do it! So can I!!
Well said Cathy!
ReplyDeleteSharon