You are a laborer
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38
Have you ever wondered how to pray for lost family and friends? Have you ever prayed “Lord, save them, please” over and over again with no noticeable results? In today’s scripture reading, Jesus told His disciples exactly how to pray for unsaved loved ones. He said to pray to the LORD of the harvest to send out laborers. So, your prayer for the lost could sound something like this: Jesus, Lord of the harvest, send out laborers to my lost friend __________. Send that one person across their path that they will hear and listen to. Send those into their life that will love them into your Kingdom and if I am the one, show me how to love them in a way that they will want to step into an eternal and personal relationship with you.
Which brings me to my second point, you are a laborer. Maybe you are not the one that can reach your friend or family member, but you can be a laborer that someone else is praying for. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send you to people who others are praying for their salvation. Pray for those you can love, encourage and lead into the Kingdom of heaven. Ask Him to keep you aware of those in need of help and prayer. We are all here to help each other out, so always be looking for people you can reach out to because someone somewhere is praying for their salvation.
Today I want to encourage you to remember as you go into your day that you are a laborer. Labor together with the prayers of your brothers and sisters in the Lord. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborer to reach into the lives of your loved ones and pray for yourself to be a laborer to reach the loved ones of others and support other laborer. The harvest truly is plenteous, and we are the laborers who need to go out there and bring them in.
Today’s scripture reading: Matthew 9:27-37
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
A Mute Man Speaks
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus
35 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.
36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
The Daily Dose 