"And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest"  
(Luke 10:2)



These are the words Jesus spoke to His disciples when he set aside seventy-two men to go two by two to prepare the way for His coming. Jesus sent them as lambs among wolves, fully dependent upon the Lord for their provision. They were to carry no money, no food, and no extra clothing. Their needs were to be met merely by those to whom they brought the message, "the Kingdom of God is at hand."

What a time this must of been. These men witnessed the work of God in the lives of their hearers. In some places, hardness a rejection of the message. In other places, joyful acceptance. Just as Christ message had been confirmed through power, so too their declaration would be attended by  miraculous healings. How much their hearts must have been stirred when they returned to the villages they had visited and saw the work of Christ among them!

When is the last time you prayed to the Lord of the Harvest? Our God is a missional God. He is consumed with His Glory and in his merciful grace He has chosen to extend the knowledge of His glory through the means of men proclamation the Gospel. God has chosen the foolishness of preaching to bring about the saving influence of the Gospel.

"How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,

who publishes salvation,

who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns.'" (Isaiah 52:7)

We are the hands and the feet of the message of Christ. We are to live this message in word and deed. When we pray to the Lord to provide opportunity to proclaim Christ this is one request He will grant, because this is praying in accordance with His will.

Where should you preach Christ? Who is it the Lord would have you speak to? It is not about results, but faithfulness. We have been given the honor to make Christ known. Let's do it! The fields are white for harvest, but how few workmen are there? Let us not sit idly by and watch this hell bound world perish, but let us stand together for Christ and make Him known.

Mez Mcconnell is right when he says, "I truly believe that our God places a higher premium on our faithfulness to His commands than the results generated by His Holy Spirit."

Do you believe this?