harvesters

Matthew 9

35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area,

teaching in the synagogues

and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom.

And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them

because they were confused and helpless,

like sheep without a shepherd.

37 He said to his disciples,

"The harvest is great,

but the workers are few.

38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest;

ask him to send more workers into his fields."

Truly “the workers are few.”

Very few people choose the God life – a life totally guided & directed by God.

So many choose to pursue “the American Dream”, or whatever we want to call it.

Living the life of a worker in the harvest that Jesus calls us to in this passage is not an easy life.

It means letting go of our lives, our hopes, our dreams – our everything.

And it seems fewer & fewer people are willing to be that, & do that.

I wonder where you & I would be today if the people who impacted & influenced us to follow Jesus had been more interested in having the American Dream & less about reaching out to people like you & me, pointing us to Jesus?

Not a pretty thought...